THE Supreme Court en banc junked the plea of former Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada to dismiss the plunder and graft charges against him before the Sandiganbayan, paving the way for a trial before the anti-graft court.

With its ruling, the high tribunal affirmed the Ombudsman’s findings of probable cause against Estrada who has been accused of misusing his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) by channelling them to bogus non-government organizations (NGO).