Jinggoy arrives at Sandiganbayan for bail hearing

Sen. Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada arrived at the Sandiganbayan Tuesday morning for his bail hearing in relation to the plunder charges lodged against him over the alleged P10-billion pork barrel scam.

 

Estrada's convoy arrived at the anti-graft court in Quezon City after 8 a.m., radio dzBB's Allan Gatus reported.

 

A photo posted by dzBB's Gatus on Twitter showed Estrada in a pink barong accompanied by his lawyers as they arrived at the Sandiganbayan.

Sen. Estrada arrives in Sandiganbayan for bail hearing. | via @makipulido pic.twitter.com/kf6jOgsk3p

— GMA News (@gmanews) July 15, 2014

The senator has sought to be allowed to post bail. He faces graft and plunder charges in relation to the multibillion-peso pork scam.

 

Earlier Tuesday, a highly secured convoy carrying Estrada left Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame for the Sandiganbayan, radio dzBB's Glen Juego reported.

 

Estrada is one of three senators charged with graft and plunder for the pork scam. The others include Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile and Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.

 

While Enrile is detained at the PNP General Hospital, Revilla and Estrada are detained at the PNP Custodial Center. 

The alleged mastermind, businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, is detained at Fort Sto. Domingo in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. — Joel Locsin/RSJ, GMA News