The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday stood pat on its majority ruling acquitting former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the crime of plunder.

During their summer session in Baguio City, the magistrates junked the motion for reconsideration filed by the Office of the Ombudsman, citing the principle of double jeopardy.

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