(RAPPLER) MANILA, Philippines – The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan on Friday, January 19, acquitted Senator Jinggoy Estrada of plunder, but convicted him of three counts of bribery in the pork barrel scam.
Estrada was convicted of one count of direct bribery and two counts of indirect bribery, which carry a sentence of 8 to 9 years and 2 to 3 years, respectively. He was also ordered to pay a P3-million fine.
Here’s the full text of the decision of the Fifth Division of the Sandiganbayan unanimously concurred in by Associate Justice Rafael Lagos, Associate Justice Maria Theresa Mendoza-Arcega, and Associate Justice Maryann Corpus-Mañalac.