Philippines grounds ex-president
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August 10, 2011, Wednesday
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THE Philippine government yesterday barred former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from traveling abroad because of pending corruption charges.
Arroyo, who is now a member of Congress, is facing allegations she illegally used government funds to fund her election campaign. She denies the charges.
Justice secretary Leila de Lima put Arroyo on a border-control "watch list" for 60 days. People on the list are not allowed to leave the country without approval.
Arroyo's husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo, was put on the list last week after a businessman told a Senate investigation that he sold helicopters to the police claiming they were new. He has denied ownership of the helicopters.
Government prosecutors are reviewing the evidence against Arroyo before deciding whether they have enough for an indictment.
She is facing allegations she failed to remit 72 million pesos (US$1.7 million) in taxes on the sale of government property, and she diverted more than 550 million pesos of an overseas workers' fund and 728 million pesos in state fertilizer funds to boost her 2004 election campaign.
The charges carry a maximum punishment of 40 years in prison.
Arroyo had neck surgery last week and returned to the hospital yesterday before undergoing more surgery because an implant in her spine has dislodged, according to her doctors.
Arroyo, who is now a member of Congress, is facing allegations she illegally used government funds to fund her election campaign. She denies the charges.
Justice secretary Leila de Lima put Arroyo on a border-control "watch list" for 60 days. People on the list are not allowed to leave the country without approval.
Arroyo's husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo, was put on the list last week after a businessman told a Senate investigation that he sold helicopters to the police claiming they were new. He has denied ownership of the helicopters.
Government prosecutors are reviewing the evidence against Arroyo before deciding whether they have enough for an indictment.
She is facing allegations she failed to remit 72 million pesos (US$1.7 million) in taxes on the sale of government property, and she diverted more than 550 million pesos of an overseas workers' fund and 728 million pesos in state fertilizer funds to boost her 2004 election campaign.
The charges carry a maximum punishment of 40 years in prison.
Arroyo had neck surgery last week and returned to the hospital yesterday before undergoing more surgery because an implant in her spine has dislodged, according to her doctors.
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