Sandiganbayan acquits Enrile, Reyes, Napoles of plunder over pork barrel scam

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The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Friday acquitted former Senate president and now Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile , his former chief of staff Jessica “Gigi” Reyes, and businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles in the P172-million plunder case filed in connection with the pork barrel scam .

In January 2024, government prosecutors finished their presentation of evidence against Enrile on the plunder caseUnder Section of Republic Act 7080, a public official can be charged with plunder if he "amasses, accumulates or acquires ill-gotten wealth through a combination or series of overt criminal acts" an aggregate amount or total value of at least P50 million.

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