(1st UPDATE) The trend continues: The so-called big fish implicated in the scam have been cleared of plunder
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ACQUITTED. Chief Presidential Legal Adviser Juan Ponce Enrile attends the public hearing on a proposal to amend or revise the 1987 Constitution at the Senate on March 22, 2023., former senate president and now chief presidential legal counsel, has been acquitted of plunder in the pork barrel scam, effectively making it a 0-3 loss for theThe anti-graft court Sandiganbayan handed down the verdict on Friday, October 4, after more than 10 years of trial.
Napoles is serving sentence for plunder in the Revilla case, and for convictions related to several other lawmakers’ pork barrel.During his trial, Enrile was able to challenge existing rules in judicial proceedings. Gigi Reyes was able to duplicate Enrile’s feat by securing her release through a writ of habeas corpus, a legal remedy often invoked by activists against illegal detention. The SC agreed with Reyes’ arguments on her constitutional right to speedy trial, and that her detention had “become oppressive thus infringing upon her right to liberty.”
Senator Revilla’s acquittal was controversial because the court convicted his staff, but not him. He was also ordered to pay part of the P124 million that needs to be returned to the treasury, but the
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