Imelda Marcos shuns arrest warrant

Imelda Marcos shuns arrest warrant

THE PHILIPPINES: Main anti-graft court issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former first lady Imelda Marcos on four counts of corruption involving transactions of US$352 million.

The flamboyant 72-year-old widow of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos showed up briefly to the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court in Manila on Tuesday and was released on 120,000-peso bail (about $2,400).

The charges stem from allegedly laundering suspected ill- gotten gains during her time as minister of human settlements in the 1970s, according to court documents.

Mrs. Marcos, who has denied all charges, rode to court in a chauffeur driven limousine and refused police assistance as she fingerprinted herself, dipping her fingers in ink and rolling them on a blotter. --AP