VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandiganbayan, NOT Supreme Court, dismissed Marcos ill-gotten wealth case
A YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court has dismissed an ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses. Not true.
A YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court has dismissed an ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses. Not true.
It further misleads by claiming that Marcos was acquitted in the international court.
Prior to the post’s publication, there were at least two Supreme Court (SC) decisions confirming the thievery of the Marcoses.
The graphic showed only the 2018 ruling affirming the Sandiganbayan’s 2010 decision and 2011 joint resolution which, as reported by multiple news media, dismissed a case against former president Ferdinand Marcos, his wife Imelda, and his associates.