A special division votes 3-2 to affirm the conviction of Janet Napoles and former Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives representative Edgar Valdez in connection with the pork barrel scam
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.of pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Napoles but also raised her penalty to P79 million from P27 million.
Napoles had filed a Motion for Reconsideration in October 2023, asking the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division to reverse its October 2, 2023 guilty verdict. At the time, she was deemed guilty of nine counts of corruption of public officials with a sentenced to two years and four months imprisonment for each count or a total of 21 years, and fine of P27 million.The court not only denied her appeal but also increased her penalty to P79.
Valdez said that being convicted of direct bribery despite his acquittal of the original indictment of plunder violated his constitutional right to be informed of the case against him. Napoles supported this position and argued that the bribery charges should have been filed and tried separate from the original plunder case.
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