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The Supreme Court can revisit the decision to impeach former Chief Justice Renato Corona if there was fraud or bribery of the senator-judges. This is the opinion of Sen Miriam Defensor Santiago, a constitutional law expert, in reaction to allegations made by Sen Bong Revilla Jr. that the President tried to persuade him to vote for the impeachment of Corona. Santiago also told reporters on Tuesday, January 21, that though it is unusual for the High Court to reopen a case and reverse a final decision, it has the power to do so. Santiago was one of only 3 senators who voted to acquit Corona in May 2012. The other two were former Senator Joker Arroyo and Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. The other 20 senators voted for conviction. In the same press briefing, Santiago also said that the 3 senators tagged in the Pork Barrel Scam are trying to reduce a possible plunder charge to malversation in order to get a lighter sentence. “What they’re hoping to do is have the charge of plunder reduced to malversation. The penalty will not be as severe as plunder. [If they are charged with plunder], automatically, they will be suspended from the post of senator and cannot report to the Senate,” Santiago said.
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