Estrada refuses to plead
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Estrada refuses to plead |
| The Sandiganbayan court in Manila has automatically entered plea of not guilty on his behalf. Earlier, his lawyers failed to persuade the Supreme Court to dismiss the charge as unconstitutional.
The former movie star is accused of having illegally acquired a personal fortune of more than $80m while in office, and of using an alias to hide his ownership of a bank account - charges he denies.
The BBC's John McLean reports: |
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