SENATOR Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday said that accusation hurled against him regarding his supposed involvement in the so called pork barrel scam is just part of a high-level political ploy against the opposition in preparation for the 2016 national elections.

In his counter affidavit Estrada in response to the charges filed against him by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and lawyer Levito Baligod, Estrada also denied any participation or knowledge in the transfer of any amounts forming part of his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) allocation to anyone other than the legally intended beneficiaries.

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