Jinggoy Estrada posts P90K bail for graft case over flood control mess

Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday posted a P90,000 bail with the Sandiganbayan for his temporary liberty amid a graft case filed against him over his alleged involvement in the flood control mess.

Estrada arrived at the Sandiganbayan with his daughters Janella and Julienne.

Senator Jinggoy Estrada arrives in the Sandiganbayan to post P90,000 bail for the graft charge leveled against him in connection with his alleged involvement in the flood control mess @gmanews pic.twitter.com/yX3b2L4fGP

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He is also facing another graft and plunder case in the Fifth Division of the anti-graft court.

Estrada earlier filed an urgent motion to withdraw the issuance of warrant of arrest against him arguing that he is yet to be informed of the basis of the criminal charges leveled against him.

Atty. Noel Ostrea, the counsel for Estrada, told reporters that they filed the urgent motion to withdraw the issuance of warrant of arrest against Estrada before the Sandiganbayan Second and Fifth Divisions on Tuesday morning, or during the time that the anti-graft court is yet to issue any arrest warrant against Estrada.

“We filed it before lunch. We kind of understand that what we filed was extraordinary, but we hope the Sandiganbayan justices will understand that our client has yet to receive the Ombudsman and Department of Justice resolutions charging him of these crimes,” Ostrea told reporters.

“How can we file a proper motion when we do not know the basis of these charges? he added.

Vague charges

Ostrea said that while Estrada was asked to refute the allegations against him by the Department of Justice, the allegations did not specify the crimes of plunder and graft.

“There were no clear-cut allegations that we can refute. They should be able to specify the projects involved here," Ostrea said.

"There was no identification of instances where he made the mistake,” Ostrea added.—AOL, GMA News