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JV Ejercito, 5 others acquitted of graft
The 5th division of the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan on Thursday, December 22, acquitted Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito and 5 co-accused of graft charges over the supposed misuse of San Juan City calamity funds when the senator was its mayor. Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Roland Jurado, in a 45-page resolution, granted a demurrer to evidence because the prosecution’s evidence failed to overcome the presumption of innocence.