Estrada wins full pardon
25/10/2007 13:25  - (SA)  

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Manila - Disgraced former Philippines leader Joseph Estrada won a presidential pardon on Thursday, President Gloria Arroyo's spokesperson said.

Ignacio Bunye said the pardon was granted after Estrada, 70, a highly-popular former movie star, publicly agreed not to pursue any other elective office.

Bunye said the pardon was granted as part of Arroyo's policy of releasing prisoners who have reached 70 years of age and in recognition of Estrada's six years in detention, much of it under house arrest.

The spokesperson made no mention of the political pressure being exerted by Estrada supporters following his sentence of life imprisonment earlier this year for massive graft.

- AFP

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