FILE PHOTO: Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (UNTV News)
MANILA, Philippines – The Pasay City Regional Trial Court has acquitted Former President and House Speaker Gloria Arroyo of charges of electoral sabotage in connection with the 2007 midterm polls.
In an order signed December 17 and made public Friday (December 29), the court dismissed the case “for failure of the prosecution to prove the guilt of the accused Arroyo beyond reasonable doubt”.
The court also ordered the return of the P1 million pesos bail posted by Arroyo for her provisional liberty in 2012. – Marje Pelayo
Read the full decision on the case’s dismissal below.
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