As Imelda Marcos marks 92nd birthday, ex-martial law prisoners say 'jail her'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/09/21/20170429-asean-picc-manila-duterte-h-84-jc.jpg"/><figcaption>File photo of former First Lady Imelda Marcos. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Political prisoners during the martial law era gave an unusual &quot;greeting&quot; to the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos&#x27; widow Imelda Marcos, who is celebrating her 92nd birthday.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Press Release<br/>2 July 2021<br/><br/>SELDA&#x27;s wish on Imelda Marcos&#x27;s birthday: &#x27;Put her in jail&#x27;<br/><br/>FULL STATEMENT: <a href="https://t.co/ymz08IlTwO">https://t.co/ymz08IlTwO</a> <a href="https://t.co/9U1O8Wq25o">pic.twitter.com/9U1O8Wq25o</a></p>— SELDA Pilipinas (@selda_ph) <a href="https://twitter.com/selda_ph/status/1410793602767220741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2021</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>In a statement, Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) said &quot;the only greeting that Imelda Marcos will receive from us is our wish for her arrest as soon as possible.&quot;</p><p>&quot;As she roams freely in her lavish mansion and celebrates her birthday in her extravagant fashion, we will always be reminded of her and her family&#x27;s crimes and plunder of the nation&#x27;s coffers,&quot; said Rosalia Bacarra, the group&#x27;s secretary general. </p><p>&quot;We will never falter to demand and fight for justice and accountability. Jail Imelda now,&quot; she added. </p><p>In 2018, the Sandiganbayan 5th Division found Marcos guilty in 7 counts of graft for using her Cabinet position to maintain Swiss bank accounts during her husband&#x27;s presidency and dictatorship from 1965 to 1986. She was sentenced to imprisonment of not less than 42 years – six to 11 years for each count of graft. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/09/18/imelda-marcos-found-guilty-of-graft">Imelda Marcos found guilty of graft, faces arrest</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/20/18/alarming-that-imelda-marcos-conviction-took-27-years-roque">Alarming that Imelda Marcos&#x27; conviction took 27 years: Roque</a></li></ul><p>Almost 3 years since her conviction, however, Marcos has yet to serve any prison time after the Sandiganbayan allowed her to post bail pending her appeal.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/27/18/imelda-wants-to-elevate-sandiganbayan-graft-conviction-to-the-supreme-court">Imelda wants to elevate Sandiganbayan graft conviction to the Supreme Court</a></li></ul><p>According to SELDA, the failure to enforce the penalties of Marcos&#x27; conviction was &quot;very frustrating.&quot; The group also lamented that sick and old political prisoners are languishing in Philippine jails and are not afforded similar legal remedies. </p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s very frustrating to see her free... Meanwhile, a lot of sick and elderly political prisoners are still lamentably suffering behind bars, despite the efforts to release them under humanitarian grounds. Clearly, this shows how the filthy rich can get away with anything under the country&#x27;s current judicial system,&quot; Bacarra said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/05/21/group-asks-doh-to-also-prioritize-old-sick-inmates-in-covid-19-vaccination">Group asks DOH to also prioritize old, sick inmates in COVID-19 vaccination</a></li></ul><p>Netizens on Twitter likewise posted several &quot;jail Imelda&quot; comments on Bongbong Marcos&#x27; post, which had a greeting for his mother.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Happy Birthday sa akin at sa ating Nanay. <a href="https://t.co/ihOVQN9FGb">pic.twitter.com/ihOVQN9FGb</a></p>— Bongbong Marcos (@bongbongmarcos) <a href="https://twitter.com/bongbongmarcos/status/1410782673673461762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2021</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>The Marcos family’s ill-gotten wealth “is estimated between US$5 billion to US$10 billion, the bulk of it being deposited and hidden abroad,” according to the Philippine Commission on Good Government (PCGG).</p><p>The government has recovered only a total of P170 billion in the past 30 years.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/multimedia/slideshow/09/20/17/the-marcoses-ill-gotten-wealth">The Marcoses&#x27; ill-gotten wealth</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IunJ_tF74VE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Political prisoners during the martial law era gave an unusual "greeting" to the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos' widow Imelda Marcos, who is celebrating her 92nd birthday.<br /> </p>

Political prisoners during the martial law era gave an unusual "greeting" to the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos' widow Imelda Marcos, who is celebrating her 92nd birthday.

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As Imelda Marcos marks 92nd birthday, ex-martial law prisoners say 'jail her'

As Imelda Marcos marks 92nd birthday, ex-martial law prisoners say 'jail her'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Jul 02, 2021 04:14 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 02, 2021 09:26 PM PHT

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