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