Philippine court orders arrest of ex-first lady Imelda Marcos for graft


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  • Friday, 09 Nov 2018

Former Philippine First Lady and incumbent congresswoman Imelda Marcos attends the third and final reading of the death penalty bill inside the House of the Representatives in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' anti-corruption court on Friday ordered the arrest of former first lady Imelda Marcos after finding her guilty on seven counts of graft during the two-decade rule of her husband and former dictator, Ferdinand Marcos.

Marcos, 89, famous for a huge collection of shoes, jewellery and artwork, is facing dozens of protracted graft cases that have hounded her since her family was toppled in an army-backed popular uprising in 1986.

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