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Posted on 09.12.07 by Thomas L. Knapp
“The former president of the Philippines Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life in prison today after being found guilty of corruption. Estrada, who was ousted from power in 2001, attacked the verdict of the ‘kangaroo court,’ saying the conviction was ‘politically motivated.’ The former action film star was charged with four counts of corruption, involving diversion of funds amounting to about 4b pesos (£42m), Reuters reported. Lawyers said he was found guilty on two counts of receiving payoffs from illegal gambling and taking commissions in the sale of shares to government pension funds.” (09/12/07) Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2167337,00.html Filed under: RRND News | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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