| Presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye shows a statement to reporters at Malacañang palace in suburban Manila on Thursday. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pardoned her ousted predecessor, who was convicted of corruption last month after a historic trial and sentenced to life in prison, her spokesman said. (AP photo) |
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MANILA (Updated 3:45 p.m.) – Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada has accepted the executive clemency granted by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Citizen Erap signed and accepted the pardon at 3:39 p.m. Friday, minutes after it was handed over by Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno.
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