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Former First Lady acquitted of corruption charges

(6 Oct 2006) 1. Wide shot of fa�ade of Sandiganbayan (Philippine anti-graft court, Ombudsman's office) 2. Imelda Marcos arriving at the court room 3. Medium shot of cameraman inside court room 4. Tight shot of Imelda Marcos talking to her lawyer 5. Wide shot of judges with clerk announcing the session is about to open 6. Medium shot of Imelda with lawyers 7. Wide shot of judges signalling the session is open 8. Reverse shot of Imelda's reaction with the decision 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Imelda Marcos, former Philippine first lady: "They will know and they know now what the truth is and who were the real thieves, not the Marcoses." 10. Imelda walking inside St. Peter's Church 11. Imelda praying to the statue of St. Peter 12. Imelda's car leaving the church STORYLINE A Philippine anti-graft court on Friday acquitted former first lady Imelda Marcos and her deputy in one of many corruption cases filed against the flamboyant widow of the former dictator, officials said. In a criminal case filed more than a decade ago, Imelda Marcos and Jose Conrado Benitez were accused of pocketing money from housing and realty business transactions through a private foundation they set up in 1977, when Marcos was minister of human settlements and Benitez was her deputy. "They know now what the truth is and who were the real thieves, not the Marcoses," a teary-eyed Marcos said after the court handed down its ruling. President Ferdinand Marcos' widow also called for an audit of the budgets and performance of governments that succeeded her husband after he was toppled in a 1986 popular uprising, ending his 20-year rule. Maria Teresa Pabulayan, the court's clerk, said the charges against Marcos were not proven. Marcos' lawyer Robert Sison also said the prosecution failed to show Marcos made any financial gain from the foundation, which she said provided livelihood for the poor. The Marcoses have denied any wrongdoing. After the ruling, Marcos, with a throng of photographers in tow, prayed at a nearby church and handed out money to street vendors. Marcos, a wealthy socialite who gained fame for her diamond-encrusted tiaras and 1,220 pairs of shoes, had faced more than 900 criminal and civil lawsuits, but the number has been reduced to 50 criminal cases and 25 civil cases, her lawyer said. Many of the criminal cases were dismissed, he said. The government has recovered about 80 billion pesos (US$1.5 billion) in cash and assets from the Marcoses and their associates over two decades, including Swiss bank deposits now worth about US$680 million. Ricardo Abcede, in charge of a commission recovering the Marcoses' wealth, said about 220 billion pesos (US$4.2 billion) worth of assets are tied up in criminal and civil cases in the Philippines against the Marcoses and their cronies. The total amount of the Marcoses' assets abroad is unknown. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...