Philippines court throws out US$3.9 billion Marcos family forfeiture case

A court in the Philippines threw out a high-profile, 32-year-old forfeiture case on Monday involving the family of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, citing insufficient evidence to order the return of US$3.9 billion of allegedly ill-gotten wealth.The country’s anti-corruption court decided in favour of the Marcos family for the fourth time since August, with judges ruling that photocopied documents could not be used as evidence, so the case would not proceed.Opinion: Why Marcos the dictator still…