P200-B forfeiture case vs Marcoses up for decision at Sandiganbayan
MANILA, Philippines —A 31-year-old civil forfeiture case against the Marcos family is up for decision at anti-graft court Sandiganbayan after the conviction of the family's matriarch Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos.
The Sandiganbayan Fourth Division confirmed that the civil case against Imelda and children Ferdinand Jr., Imee and Irene was submitted for decision, according to a report from The STAR.
Petitioner Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG), represented by the Office of the Solicitor General, as well as the defendants have given their respective memoranda containing the summary of their arguments, evidence and witnesses.
CORRECTION: The amount of alleged ill-gotten wealth that PCGG and OSG seek to be forfeited from Imelda Marcos and children is P200 billion on top of P250 million in expenses for the recovery efforts. @PhilippineStar pic.twitter.com/WmH1mimPBE
— Elizabeth T. Marcelo (@marcelo_beth) November 12, 2018
The civil forfeiture case seeks to recover P200 billion worth of ill-gotten wealth from the Marcoses on top of more than P250 million in expenses for the recovery efforts.
In its complaint initially filed in 1987 and finalized in 1990, the PCGG noted how all funds and other property acquired by the Marcoses during their incumbency as public officers were "manifestly out of proportion to their salaries, other lawful income and income from legitimately acquired property."
Imelda convicted for graft
Just last Friday, the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division found Imelda guilty beyond reasonable doubt of seven counts of graft.
These cases stemmed from her creation of several private foundations in Switzerland and holding financial interests in the private sector while holding public office.
The court sentenced the Marcos matriarch to at least six years and one day to 11 years of jail time for each count or a total of 42 years and seven months to 77 years imprisonment. She was also perpetually disqualified from holding public office.
The Sandiganbayan is yet to issue an arrest warrant against the widow of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
The Marcos camp, on the other hand, has filed for a motion for leave of court to avail of post-conviction remedies such as filing of motion for reconsideration, lifting of arrest warrant and motion to post bail. — Patricia Lourdes Viray with reports from Elizabeth Marcelo
The Sandiganbayan 5th Division finds former first lady and current Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos guilty of seven counts of graft for using her Cabinet position to maintain Swiss bank accounts during the Marcos regime.
She is sentenced to imprisonment of six years and one month to 11 years for each count with perpetual disqualification from public office.
The decision came nearly three decades since it was filed in 1991 by the Office of the Ombudsman.
The Sandiganbayan has granted the request of Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos to post bail and file post-conviction remedies, which include elevating her graft conviction to the Supreme Court.
The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court rules it is premature of Rep. Imelda Marcos (Ilocos Norte), former first lady of the Philippines, to appeal her graft conviction before the Supreme Court.
JUST IN | The Sandiganbayan rules as “premature” the appeal of Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos seeking the reversal of her graft conviction before the Supreme Court. (via @PhilippineStar / Michael Punongbayan) pic.twitter.com/06HABMzhW7
— ONE News PH (@onenewsph) November 27, 2018
Earlier Tuesday, Rep. Marcos had filed a notice of appeal at the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division asking it to forwards the records of her case to the Supreme Court.
This, despite her pending motion before the court for leave to avail of post-conviction remedies.
Imelda Marcos and her children Imee and Bongbong refuse to answer media queries on the Sandiganbayan's finding that they benefited from the money traced in the private Swiss foundations used to funnel ill-gotten wealth.
Mrs. Marcos and her children Imee and Bongbong refused to answer media queries on the Sandiganbayan's finding that they benefitted from the money traced in the private Swiss foundations @PhilippineStar pic.twitter.com/OX7NYqUC1j
— Elizabeth T. Marcelo (@marcelo_beth) November 16, 2018
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Associate Justice Lagos also grilled Imelda Marcos over the sudden change of her reasons for failing to attend the promulgation. Marcos initially claimed that she failed to attend the proceeding because she was "indisposed" due to "multiple organ infirmities."
In a sworn affidavit submitted to the court yesterday, however, Mrs. Marcos claimed that she failed to attend the promulgation as she was not aware of it. — Elizabeth Marcelo
Imelda Marcos was confronted by Sandiganbayan 5th Division chairman Associate Justice Lagos about attending her daughter Imee's birthday party on the night after she was convicted. She said Imee was "crying and begging" her to attend the party. — Elizabeth Marcelo
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