Former House speaker Martin Romualdez appears in BJMP awaiting video arraignment
Martin Romualdez was photographed inside a BJMP facility on Wednesday morning as he prepared for a videoconferenced arraignment on plunder charges.
The former House speaker and Leyte congressman entered a room at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology awaiting his scheduled arraignment. The Sandiganbayan Third Division approved his request to conduct the hearing via videoconference. Court clerk Atty. Dennis Pulma confirmed the tribunal’s decision, and the arraignment was set for 8:30 a.m. Romualdez faces plunder allegations linked to alleged kickbacks from infrastructure project allocations.
Why it matters
The hearing shows how high-profile politicians can use video links to attend court while in custody.
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