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People vs. Estrada

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES Plaintiff, vs. JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, Former President of the Republic of the Philippines, JOSE "JINGGOY" ESTRADA, CHARLIE "ATONG" TIU HAY SY ANG, EDWARD S. SERAPIO, YOLANDA T. RICAFORTE, ALMA ALFARO, JOHN DOE also known as ELEUTERIO RAMOS TAN or MR. UY, JANE DOE also known as DELIA RAJAS, JOHN DOES and JANE DOES, Accused. PRESENT: LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, PJ,Chairperson VILLARUZ, JR., and PERALTA, JJ.

Criminal Case No. 26558 | 2007-09-12

Republic of the Philippines
SANDIGANBAYAN
Quezon City
 
SPECIAL DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
Republic Act (RA) No. 7080 as amended was approved on July 12, 1991, creating and introducing into our criminal legal system the crime of "plunder". This law penalizes public officers who would amass immense wealth through a series or combination of overt or criminal acts described in the statute in violation of the public trust. RA No. 7080 or the Anti-Plunder Law was a consolidation of Senate Bill no. 733 and House Bill No. 22752. The Explanatory Note of Senate Bill No. 733, quoted in the case of Estrada v. Sandiganbayan (G.R....