Philippine top court dismisses graft case against Arroyo
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Manila
THE Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a long-running corruption case against jailed former president Gloria Arroyo and ordered her immediate release after almost five years in detention.
The 69-year-old, who was in office from 2001 to 2010, could be freed later on Tuesday from the Manila government hospital where she has been held since her November 2011 arrest, her lawyers said.
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