The Sandiganbayan’s First Division has denied a plea of former President and now Rep. Gloria Arroyo of Pampanga for a furlough to attend the golden wedding anniversary of El Shaddai Leader Mariano “Mike” Velarde and his wife Belen.

In a three-page resolution promulgated on Friday, the anti-graft court noted that Arroyo’s request for the furlough lacks merit because detainees like her cannot be allowed full enjoyment of their rights, be they civil or political.

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