Government prosecutors on Tuesday urged the Sandiganbayan not to grant hospital arrest to Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, saying he is not too frail to stay at the custodial center in Camp Crame where Senators Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. are being detained for plunder.

Prosecutor Annielyn Medes Cabelis said Enrile, 90, is not weak enough to be put under hospital arrest as evidenced by his unflinching ability to fulfill his duties as a lawmaker until his arrest last week.

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