Lawmaker Sought by U.S. Is Ordered Arrested
From Times Wire Reports
The Philippine Supreme Court ordered the arrest of a lawmaker wanted by U.S. authorities for allegedly making illegal campaign contributions to former President Clinton.
A regional court had granted Mark Jimenez bail last year, but prosecutors challenged that ruling.
The Supreme Court ruled Jimenez was not entitled to bail.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Jimenez would turn himself in. His case is seen as a test of an extradition treaty signed by U.S. and Philippine officials in 1996.
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