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Imee Marcos welcomes Sandiganbayan ruling on ill-gotten wealth case

Former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos celebrates her 95th birthday with Senator Imee Marcos and other family along with some close friends at their residence in San Juan City on July 3, 2024.Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Willard Cheng

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172855132481920241010091048_20240703-marcos-imelda-95th-bday-MT-1.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos celebrates her 95th birthday with Senator Imee Marcos and other family members, along with some close friends, at their residence in San Juan City on July 3, 2024. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/file</em></span> </span></span></span></div><div><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr">Senator Imee Marcos has welcomed the Sandiganbayan decision junking the government’s ill-gotten wealth case against her family but said the “long delay” has been “very difficult and painful.”</span></span></div><div><span data-teams="true"><span dir="ltr">“It’s been 38 years coming and we are very pleased by the result although the long delay of case has been very difficult and painful for my family,” she said.<br id="isPasted"/></span></span></div><div><span data-teams="true"><span dir="ltr"></span></span><span data-teams="true"><span dir="ltr">“Napakatagal eh. Nagpapasalamat ako pero napaka tagal naman, 38 years naman naghintay at alam naman natin, kulang kulang &#x27;yung katibayan.”</span></span></div><p>The Sandiganbayan dismissed the P276-million wealth forfeiture case against the late former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., former First Lady Imelda Marcos, and their alleged crony Roman Cruz <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">due to &quot;inordinate delay.&quot;</span> </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/9/sandiganbayan-dismisses-p276-million-ill-gotten-wealth-case-vs-marcoses-1143" id="isPasted">Sandiganbayan junks P276-M ill-gotten wealth case vs Marcoses </a></div><p>The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) filed the complaint on July 21, 1987, seeking to recover P276 million worth of funds and properties allegedly accumulated by the accused over the 20 years of the presidency of the former President.</p><p>In a 30-page resolution promulgated on October 4, the anti-graft court&#x27;s Second Division granted the motion to dismiss filed by Imelda Marcos and the estate of the late former President.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/10/sandiganbayan-clears-former-zamboanga-del-sur-governor-anew-1624" id="isPasted">Sandiganbayan clears former Zamboanga del Sur governor anew</a></div><p>&quot;Clearly, there was a violation of the defendants&#x27; right to the speedy disposition of their case since the records show scarcely anything besides the plaintiff&#x27;s lack of diligence in handling the case,&quot; it said.</p><p>&quot;In its Comment, the plaintiff did not argue against the averment of the defendants about inordinate delay and due process violation. It did not oppose the move of the defendants to dismiss the case. In fact, the plaintiff tends to agree with the dismissal of the case when it emphasized that there are no more allegations against the estate of Marcos,&quot; the Sandiganbayan added.</p>

<p>Senator Imee Marcos has welcomed the Sandiganbayan decision junking the government’s ill-gotten wealth case against her family but said the “long delay” has been “very difficult and painful.”</p>

Senator Imee Marcos has welcomed the Sandiganbayan decision junking the government’s ill-gotten wealth case against her family but said the “long delay” has been “very difficult and painful.”