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A Philippine anti-graft court issues plunder arrest warrant for Sen. Estrada over alleged P570-M kickbacks
A Philippine senator said he will surrender after an anti-graft court ordered his arrest on a non-bailable plunder charge tied to flood-control project kickbacks. He had previously posted bail on a related graft charge.
Jun 1, 4:16 AM·1m read2 sources
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The Sandiganbayan found probable cause to issue an arrest warrant for Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on the non-bailable charge of plunder in connection with alleged kickbacks from flood-control contracts, according to the Associated Press. Estrada said Monday he will surrender to authorities.
He had surrendered and posted bail last week on a separate, bailable graft charge arising from the same set of projects.
The court’s order concerns more than 570 million pesos that Estrada is accused of receiving from flood-control project contracts. The senator, 63, has denied the allegations. He told reporters at the Senate that he would not yield to threats or surrender his independence of judgment.
The case is one of several involving senators and House members implicated in anomalies in the same flood-control projects.
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