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February 23rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
She promised to respect the law and said she expects the same from the
country’s leaders.
The electoral fraud case against the former president centres on a notoriously
corrupt southern Philippine region where all 12 of Ms Arroyo’s Senate
candidates swept all the votes and no opposition candidate won.
According to the charges, there are witnesses who said Ms Arroyo gave
instruction to rig the vote in collusion with a powerful political clan
leader, Andal Ampatuan Sr Ampatuan is on trial facing murder charges in
connection with the 2009 politically motivated massacre of 57 people,
including 32 journalists and opponents. He has pleaded not guilty.
Ms Arroyo’s husband, Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, said that his wife “feels
the case is an injustice.”
“There is no case here,” he added.
He said his wife is frustrated, and still suffering from spine and back pain
that he said requires medical treatment abroad. After her appearance, which
lasted about 10 minutes, Ms Arroyo was escorted under tight security from
the courtroom to a military hospital where she is detained while being
treated for the spine ailment.
Court spokeswoman Felda Domingo said the trial is historic because “the
votes of the people were sabotaged and the accused is a former president.”
Mr Aquino has promised to root out corruption and said that no one should be
allowed to evade justice.
“There are no exceptions in our campaign against corruption,” he
said in a speech Tuesday. “It shouldn’t matter if you are a former
president or in the lower ranks of public service. If you are dishonest,
then you must be held to account.”
Ms Arroyo’s arrest in November struck chord among many Filipinos hungry for
accountability following her presidency, which was overshadowed by scandals,
coup attempts and botched congressional hearings into corruption allegations
involving Arroyo’s officials and family members.
Apart from the electoral fraud charge, Arroyo is facing a second criminal case
in a separate court over an overpriced deal with a Chinese
telecommunications giant that allegedly involved huge kickbacks. Two more
cases are being filed against her – for the alleged plunder of lottery funds
and the alleged diversion of $17 million in state funds to boost her 2004
election.
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