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Wednesday, January 17, 2001, updated at 09:31(GMT+8) | |||||||||||||
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Estrada Prosecution Receives Major SetbackThe prosecution hoping to win Senate impeachment of Philippine President Joseph Estrada received a major setback Tuesday when a majority of senators voted to reject opening bank account records the prosecution said would prove the president guilty of corruption.In an 11-10 vote, the 21 senators sitting as an impeachment court rejected a prosecution attempt to put in evidence records of a bank account in the name of ''Jose Velarde'' that they charge is actually the receptacle for massive slush funds and kickbacks amassed by Estrada.
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