WORLD IN BRIEF : PHILIPPINES : Final Imelda Marcos Charges Are Filed
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Philippines completed filing criminal charges against Imelda Marcos, bringing the number of counts to 80. Solicitor General Francisco Chavez said in Manila that the 12 counts of corruption would be the last against the widow of dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos. But thousands jailed for political reasons during her husband’s regime still plan to sue for their suffering. The new counts against Imelda Marcos allege that she and a business associate used $75 million illegally deposited in Swiss banks to buy high-yield Central Bank treasury notes.
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