ERAP guilty of plunder; perjury rap dropped

[mcs]

By Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines -- Former president Joseph Estrada has been found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of plunder by the Sandiganbayan and has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

At the same time, the anti-graft court ordered the freezing of Estrada’s accounts estimated at $87 million.

The funds, including protection money from illegal gambling operators, embezzled tobacco taxes, and commissions from insider trading, will be "forfeited," the anti-graft court ruled.

But Estrada son, Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, and lawyer Eduardo Serapio, were acquitted by the anti-graft court in its ruling issued Wednesday that capped a six-year trial for the former leader who was ousted in a popular revolt in 2001.

The perjury case against Estrada however was dismissed.

The court said it would allow Estrada to stay at his resthouse in Tanay, Rizal “until further orders.”

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[Ninoy Aquino]

i think the Filipino people (especially the A & B class) forgot the role of president erap in throwing out the american troops in subic to prove that Philippines can stand alone without any assistance from the american gov't.

yesterday, i saw two sides of a Filipino, first, a true blooded pinoy not in appearance but in character, a humble and brave Filipino, erap accept his verdict whole heartedly. second, a evil one, not only on his blood but to his bones, chavit singson, after his money making business using erap name wants erap to spent his whole life in muntinlupa,

yesterday history confirms the saying, Criminals hates criminals

i hope sandiganbayan justices will look on the cases and verdict those who are in power who appoint them... :(