Erap Estrada to file motion for reconsideration

Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada, former president of the Philippines, will appeal the decision by an anti-graft court that convicted him of plunder.

After after receiving a copy of the 262-page ruling, Estelito Mendoza said they will file a motion for reconsideration for the reason that there were many factors and several lapses on the ruling of the Sandiganbayan.

According to Mendoza, they will study the decision of the Sandiganbayan and will file a motion for reconsideration. They have until September 27 to file their motion."
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Erap: Guilty of Plunder, Not Guilty of Perjury

The former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada was sentenced guilty while Jinggoy Estrada (Erap's son)and lawyer Eduardo Serapio was acquitted by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court.

Former president Joseph Estrada has been found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of plunder. The perjury case however was dismissed. Erap was sentenced to a 40 years of imprisonment or Reclusion Perpetua.

The court said it would allow Estrada to stay at his resthouse in Tanay, Rizal “until further orders.”

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