REPRESENTATIVE Imelda R. Marcos of the 2nd district of Ilocos Norte has informed the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division she will be appealing her graft cases before the Supreme Court (SC).
Mrs. Marcos, in a Notice of Appeal, dated Nov. 26, requested the anti-graft court to transmit her records to the High Court, as she asserted her conviction is “contrary to facts, laws and jurisprudence.”
“Accused Imeda R. Marcos hereby files this Notice of Appeal, and requests that the records of the instant case be forwarded to the Supreme Court for further proceedings,” the Notice read.
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division, however, ruled the Notice was “premature,” as the Court has yet to resolve the Marcos matriarch’s Motion for Leave to Avail of Post-Conviction Remedies.
Mrs. Marcos had earlier filed the motion to challenge the Court’s Nov. 9 decision, which found her guilty of seven counts of graft, stemming from the $200 million worth of public funds transferred to Swiss foundations during the rule of her husband, the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos.
On Nov. 16, Mrs. Marcos appeared before the Court to justify her absence during the promulgation, which resulted in the forfeiture of her bail. She was also further questioned after attending the birthday party of her daughter Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee R. Marcos on the night of the promulgation.
The Sandiganbayan later allowed her to post bail anew, which amounted to P150,000. — Charmaine A. Tadalan

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