The World - News from July 17, 1985
The Philippine government arrested Francisco S. Tatad, a former information minister and now an opposition politician and leading newspaper columnist, on charges of corruption. Tatad, 45, rejected the charges as false and as “political persecution pure and simple.” He said the government of President Ferdinand E. Marcos is trying to divert attention from published assertions that the Marcos family, top officials and presidential friends have made huge investments in U.S. property, draining wealth from the country and hiding it overseas.
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