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Gloria Arroyo thanks Duterte for due process, hints at counter-raps against past admin

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<div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-top" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div><br/><div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/07/breaking-supreme-court-acquits-former-president-gloria-macapagal-arroyo-of-plunder-charges/gloria-jpg-2/"><img alt="" src="http://kickerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gloria.jpg-1-600x264.png" title="gloria.jpg"/></a> <span class="wp-caption-text">Image from gloria-arroyo.net</span> </div><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside><ul><li><strong>Former president thanked Duterte for allowing due process to take its course</strong></li><br/><li><strong>She also said her release proves the country’s justice system works</strong></li><br/><li><strong>She hinted at possible raps against the past administration </strong></li><br/></ul><p>MANILA, Philippines – Finally leaving the Veterans Memorial Medical Center where she has been detained since 2012, a smiling former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for allowing due process to take its course in her release.</p><br/><p>“My profound appreciation to His Excellency President Rodrigo Duterte for allowing due process to take its course, the <a href="http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/07/20/1604754/gma-mulls-counter-raps">Philippine Star</a> quoted her as saying.</p><br/><p>Arroyo, who also thanked the Supreme Court for the decision, also hinted at possible counter-charges against the past administration for the “persecution” she underwent.</p><br/><p>“It is my fervent hope that nobody else will suffer the persecution that had been levied on me through self-serving interpretation and implementation of the law. And that the disregard of truth for which I was made to suffer be dealt with accordingly at the soonest possible time,” she said.</p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-middle"><br/><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p>Arroyo’s sentiments were echoed by some of her supporters who urged her to file a case against former President Benigno Aquino III.</p><br/><p>“They should pay for what they did… They should be charged with plunder over the DAP, PDAF, and Mamasapano,” Arroyo supporter Ramon de Leon said.</p><br/><p>The high tribunal, voting 11-4, decided to grant Arroyo’s demurrer to evidence after ruling that the Ombudsman’s findings against her in connection with her alleged misuse of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) funds were weak.</p><br/><p>Praising the Supreme Court decision, Arroyo’s lawyer Estelito Mendoza said Aquino essentially turned the charges into a tool of political persecution against his predecessor.</p><br/><p>“Her charge has been used as a political matter every time former President Benigno Aquino III explains his achievements. Her imprisonment is cited as one of its primary accomplishments,” he said.</p><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside> <center> </center><br/><p><strong><a href="https://blockads.fivefilters.org">Let’s block ads!</a></strong> <a href="https://github.com/fivefilters/block-ads/wiki/There-are-no-acceptable-ads">(Why?)</a></p><br/><p><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/07/gloria-arroyo-thanks-duterte-for-due-process-hints-at-counter-raps-against-past-admin/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a></p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-bottom" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div>

Image from gloria-arroyo.net Former president thanked Duterte for allowing due process to take its course She also said her release prove...