Estrada refuses to enter plea at his arraignment

The Manila Times 20 h Philippines

DETAINED Sen. Jinggoy Estrada declined to enter a plea Thursday during his arraignment for plunder before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division, prompting the court to enter a not guilty plea for him. The senator is facing graft and plunder charges over allegations that he received P573.75 million in kickbacks from infrastructure and flood control projects in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Occidental Mindor

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