HOURS after he surrendered on Monday, Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada asked the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the Sandiganbayan from trying the plunder and graft charges filed against him by the Office of the Ombudsman.

In his petition for certiorari filed at the High Court late on Monday, the detained lawmaker asked the SC to invalidate the joint resolution issued by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales which indicted him before the anti-graft court.

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