YES!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 😊😊😊 *********************************************** Sandiganbayan denies bail pleas of Bong Revilla, Napoles, Cambe Marc Jayson Cayabyab INQUIRER.net 9:33 AM | Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 Sandiganbayan. INSET (From left) Sen. Bong Revilla, Janet Lim-Napoles and Richard Cambe. INQUIRER FILE PHOTOS MANILA, Philippines—After almost four months of hearings, the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday denied the bail motions of Senator Ramon Revilla Jr., accused mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles, and alleged bagman Richard Cambe on their plunder charge over their alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam. This after the prosecution proved that the evidence of guilt is strong in their moves against the granting of the bail plea of the accused who are all detained for plunder, a non-bailable offense. “In fine, the prosecution has duly established that there exists strong evidence that accused Revilla, Cambe and Napoles, in conspiracy with one another, committed the capital offense of plunder… and are thus not entitled to the constitutional right to bail,” according to the 71-page resolution of the anti-graft court first division. “However, the court cautions that such conclusion shall not be regarded as a prejudgment on the merits of the case that are to be determined only after a full blown trial,” it added. The prosecution and defense summed up their arguments last November 20, when the court also submitted the bail motions for resolution. In his summation, state prosecutor Joefferson Torribio had said they were able to show overwhelming documentary and testimonial evidence that the three accused can be charged for plunder. “We submit that with all documentary evidence and testimonies, we’ve not only presented high probability but the accused can be charged for plunder and that our evidence is overwhelming,” Torribio told the court. “This case before us represents the biggest corruption scandal in our country in 2013,” he added. In his summation, Revilla’s lawyer Joel Bodegon had said the prosecution failed to present evidence that Revilla had a direct hand in the scam. Bodegon added that the whistleblowers led by Benhur Luy did not testify that they directly transacted with Revilla about his kickbacks. “All the prosecution was able to present are suppositions, conjectures and hearsay evidence,” Bodegon told the court. Napoles’ lawyer Dennis Buenaventura, meanwhile, said in his summation that the prosecution failed to prove that Napoles directly gave Revilla his kickbacks personally or through his bank accounts. The court’s denial of the bail motions then gives way to the formal start of the trial proper on the corruption scandal. The court took this long to decide on the motions due to the volume of documents of evidence. The Supreme Court in its circular had wanted the anti-graft court to resolve pending bail motions within 48 hours. Revilla is detained at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center with fellow senator Jinggoy Estrada, whose bail hearing remains pending, and co-accused Cambe, his legislative officer. Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, another accused, meanwhile is under hospital detention. Napoles is locked up at the Camp Bagong Diwa female ward. RELATED STORIES Revilla’s bail plea submitted for resolution AMLC prober: Bong Revilla has a ‘criminal mind’ newsinfo.inquirer.net/654082/sandiganbayan-denies-bail-pleas-of-bong-revilla-napoles-cambe
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