Sandiganbayan orders Marcos paintings seized

The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan ordered the temporary seizure of 8 expensive paintings in the possession of the heirs of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The court issued what is called a writ of preliminary attachment, which allows it to take judicial custody of the property and dispose of it – if necessary – to secure payment in case the Marcoses are declared guilt of amassing illegal wealth. Once seized by officers of the Sandiganbayan’s sheriff’s office, the paintings will be put in the vaults of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

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