A Sandiganbayan justice on Monday scolded the lawyers of detained former senator Jinggoy Estrada for delaying his plunder trial over the alleged pork barrel scam. In an interview with reporters after the hearing, Estrada denied delaying his trial especially because he was detained at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center. The former senator was supposed to face his first day of trial for plunder on Monday, three years since charges were filed against him. ADVERTISEMENTEstrada faces a plunder trial for allegedly receiving P183 million kickbacks from his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), which was allegedly spent in ghost projects of bogus foundations of Janet Lim Napoles. Revilla’s plunder trial has also begun.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 17, 2017 03:00 UTC