Senator Jinggoy Estrada has been acquitted of plunder charges but convicted of bribery by the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan. The court found him guilty of one count of direct bribery and two counts of indirect bribery. Estrada was sentenced to imprisonment for his bribery convictions.
The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan acquitted Senator Jinggoy Estrada of plunder charges in connection with the alleged misuse of his multi-million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), also known as pork barrel funds. Also exonerated by the Sandiganbayan ’s Fifth Division was his co-accused and believed to be the pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles.
However, in a decision released on Friday January 19, the Sandiganbayan convicted Estrada for one count of direct bribery and two counts of indirect bribery. For the direct bribery, which is defined and penalized under Article 210 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), the Sandiganbayan sentenced Estrada to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of eight years to nine years. For the indirect bribery, the anti-graft court sentenced the senator from two years to three years of imprisonment
Senator Jinggoy Estrada Acquitted Plunder Charges Bribery Sandiganbayan
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