Court denies Jinggoy Estrada’s bid to dismiss graft charges

Court denies Jinggoy Estrada’s bid to dismiss graft charges

The trial of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada for his remaining graft case in the Sandiganbayan over the alleged diversion of more than P200 million in pork barrel funds will proceed after the court junked his motion on the ground of insufficient evidence. In a March 26 resolution, the antigraft court’s Special Fifth Division rejected Estrada’s demurrer […]...Keep on reading: Court denies Jinggoy Estrada’s bid to dismiss graft charges

Sandiganbayan junks Jinggoy's dismiss plea

(UPDATE) THE Sandiganbayan denied Sen. Jinggoy Estrada's plea to dismiss the graft charges against him in 2014 in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). In a resolution promulgated on March 26, the court's Special Fifth Division denied Estrada's demurrer to evidence as well as his Motion to Dismiss and Supplement to Demurrer to Evidence. The court set the initial presentation of evidence on April 22. A demurrer to evide…

Jinggoy pork barrel cases to proceed - BusinessWorld Online

THE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court has rejected Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada’s motion to dismiss his graft charges in connection with a multibillion-peso pork barrel scam. “The court is convinced that the plaintiff clearly proved that Estrada’s PDAF (Priority Development Assistance Fund) was systematically pocketed, was divided among the accused, and nothing went to the supposed beneficiaries of the PDAF-funded agricultural and livelih…

Sandiganbayan dismisses Jinggoy Estrada's move to drop graft cases

The Sandiganbayan has dismissed Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada’s appeal to drop his graft cases in connection with the Priority Development Assist

Sandiganbayan denies Jinggoy bid to dismiss graft charges over pork barrel funds

The Sandiganbayan has denied Senator Jinggoy Estrada"s appeal to junk the 11 counts of graft filed against him in connection with the alleged misuse of P183 million of the lawmaker"s discretionary public fund or pork barrel.

The Sandiganbayan has dismissed Sen. Jinggoy Estrada's appeal to dismiss the graft case filed against him in connection with the pork barrel scam. In its ruling, the anti-graft court was convinced that Estrada pocketed his PDAF or Priority Development Assistance Fund earmarked for agricultural and livelihood programs. Based on the testimony of witnesses, the court was also convinced that the senator received a kickback from Janet Lim Napoles. Th…