Former President and Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who was released from hospital arrest a few days ago, attends the opening of the Philippine Congress, ahead of the State of the Nation address by President Rodrigo Duterte, in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
MANILA: Former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo has declared herself a victim of political persecution, following her release from nearly five years in detention over a corruption case.
In her first public comments since being freed from a military hospital on Thursday after the Supreme Court dismissed plunder charges against her, Arroyo insisted her detention was “unjust”.
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