Jinggoy arrives at Sandiganbayan to face plunder charge. Senator Jinggoy Estrada arrives at the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City on Monday, June 30, for his arraignment over the plunder charges filed against him and businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles in connection with the alleged P10-B pork barrel scam. GMA News
The Sandiganbayan on Monday entered a not guilty plea for Senator Jinggoy Estrada following his refusal to enter one himself, in the plunder case filed against him in connection with the alleged misuse of his Priority Development Assistance Fund allocations or pork barrel funds.
Estrada told the court he cannot enter a plea because he has two pending petitions at the Supreme Court.
Estrada asked the SC on June 24 to stop the Sandiganbayan from hearing his plunder and graft cases and to invalidate the arrest warrant issued against him.
Alleged scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles, on the other hand, pleaded not guilty.
Estrada allegedly diverted his PDAF allocation to fake NGOs put up by Napoles, and pocketed P183.79 million in kickbacks.
Aside from one count of plunder, Estrada is also accused of 11 counts of graft. —KG, GMA News
