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Who pardoned Joseph Estrada after his sentence of reclusión perpetua in 2007?

  • Fidel V. Ramos

  • Benigno Aquino III

  • Corazon Aquino

  • Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Answer

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pardoned Joseph Estrada after his sentence of reclusión perpetua in 2007. She did so in 2008, after Estrada had served three years in prison. Estrada had been convicted of plunder, but many people believed that his conviction was politically motivated. Arroyo's decision to pardon Estrada was controversial, and it led to protests and demonstrations.
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