Philippine senator arrested on plunder charge, with no right to bail
Estrada denies wrongdoing and says he will surrender after prosecutors linked him to more than 570 million pesos in alleged kickbacks.
- On Monday, the Sandiganbayan court ordered the arrest of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on a non-bailable plunder charge, alleging he pocketed $9.3 million in kickbacks from flood-control projects.
- Before surrendering, Estrada suggested the arrest stems from his alignment with former President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte, arch political rivals of President Ferdinand Marcos.
- With Estrada's looming arrest, two senators in the 24-member chamber are now sidelined by legal troubles, while several lawmakers face implication in flood-control anomalies affecting the Asian archipelago.
- Another senator, Ronald dela Rosa, has gone into hiding after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on an alleged crime against humanity.
- Detained in the Netherlands since last year, former President Rodrigo Duterte awaits trial for alleged crimes against humanity, with proceedings set to begin in November.
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Jinggoy Estrada, four others, to be detained in Payatas, QC jail over plunder charge
Senator Jinggoy Estrada and his four other co-accused in the ₱573‑million plunder and graft charges over their alleged involvement in the flood control mess will be detained at the New Quezon City Male Dormitory Jail in Payatas, Quezon City, the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division confirmed Monday.
Jinggoy Estrada to be detained in Payatas jail over plunder case
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Jinggoy Estrada will be detained at the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas, Quezon City, over his plunder and graft cases that stemmed from his alleged involvement in flood control corruption. The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan’s 5th Division confirmed Estrada’s detention facility on Monday, June 1, after the warrants have been issued against the senator and former Department of Public Works and Highways officials, inc…
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