Enrile on SC ruling to hear his plunder case: Let them decide

“Let them decide.”

This was Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile’s reaction to the decision of the Supreme Court to allow the Sandiganbayan to proceed with his P172-million plunder trial.

“Well, let them decide. Until now, they have not decided. Mahigit na sampung taon na yan. Walang ebidensiya na pinepresenta sa akin," he said.

"Hindi lang yan. Ang dami kong kaso eh. Coconut levy. Nakinabang sila. Until now, I do not know what happened to my cases,” he added.

The said February 27 Resolution was only released by the high court to the public this week. 

In January 2024, government prosecutors finished their presentation of evidence against Enrile on the plunder case involving his alleged misuse of his discretionary fund, officially known as the Priority Development Assistance Fund.

In October 2023, Enrile asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the plunder case without him having to present evidence, a motion that the anti-graft court allowed. 

The former Senate president also cited his advanced age as one reason to junk the case.—Tina Panganiban-Perez/Llanesca Panti/LDF, GMA Integrated News