Son of former Philippines leader arrested in graft scandal

Philippine Senator Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada (centre) waves to supporters as he gets into a police car on his way to a detention center after surrendering to authorities at police headquarters in Manila on June 23, 2014. -AFP

MANILA: Philippine police detained Monday the senator son of former president Joseph Estrada, the second high-profile official arrested within days over a massive corruption scandal.

Senator Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada, 51, gave himself up to police after the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court said it found probable cause to proceed with the charges and issued an arrest warrant.