Sandiganbayan junks JPE's bid to quash plunder raps

MANILA, Philippines –The Sandiganbayan on Friday denied  the request of detained Sen.Juan Ponce Enrile to dismiss the plunder case against him in connection with the P10 billion pork barrel scam.

In a resolution, the anti-graft court's 3rd Division, chaired by Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang, dismissed Enrile's lawyers argument that the charge sheet against their client is not clear .

"It has been held that while it is fundamental that every element of the offense must be alleged in the information, matters of evidence... need not be averred,” the resolution said.

The Sandiganbayan also denied the senator's request to grant him bail, maintaining that he is charged with a capital offense.

Besides plunder, Enrile, now jailed at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center in Camp Crame, is also facing 15 counts of graft before the Sandiganbayan.