Article: Sandigan asked to drop perjury case vs Erap.(Main News)

Byline: EDMER F. PANESA

Following last weeks dismissal of the illegal use of alias case against him, former President Joseph Estrada yesterday asked the Sandiganbayan Special Division to also dismiss his perjury case by granting his demurrer to evidence that cites the insufficiency of prosecution evidence.

In a motion filed through his court-appointed lawyers, Estrada sought for a partial reconsideration of the Special Divisions ruling promulgated last July 12 that dismissed his case involving his alleged unlawful use of the pseudonym "Jose Velarde" in signing bank documents, but sustained the perjury suit against him.

The Special Division, ...

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