
| Noy Ampuan (real name withheld because of his being a minor) is escorted by police during his appearance in a Cebu City court. He is accused of illegal possession of explosives. (Sun.Star Cebu/Amper Campaña) |
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MANILA -- Administration officials said any talk of a possible amnesty or pardon for former president Joseph Estrada is premature because the Sandiganbayan has not yet issued a verdict on his plunder case.
Chief presidential legal counsel Sergio Antonio Apostol said it would be better to refrain from commenting about the case, their expectations, and even the result of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing close to half of Metro Manila residents favor a pardon for Estrada.
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