The Department of Justice (DOJ) has placed聽聽Janet Lim Napoles under protection as she turns into a government witness.
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has confirmed that Napoles, the principal accused in the pork barrel scam, has been placed under the provisional coverage of the government鈥檚 Witness Protection Program (WPP).
Aguirre said Napoles has executed an affidavit which provided more details on the misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
鈥淲e confirm that Janet L. Napoles has been placed under Provisional Admission of WPP subject to affidavit she submitted which is now undergoing assessment,鈥� Aguirre said in a text message.
But he said Napoles is still not under the physical custody of the WPP.
鈥淎s of the moment, physically she is not under WPP due to provisional status of admission. If requested by subject we can provide additional security and as warranted, address medical needs,鈥� Aguirre added.
Last year, Aguirre has created a new task force to reinvestigate the multi-billion peso anomaly after meeting one of Napoles鈥� counsel.
He said Napoles implicated at least three more senators聽and two former executive officials in the聽PDAF听蝉肠补尘.
罢丑别听reinvestigation听辞苍听PDAF聽scam came after聽the Court of Appeals acquitted聽Napoles聽earlier this month in the illegal detention case filed by pork barrel scam whistleblower Benhur Luy before the Makati regional trial court.
Napoles聽remains in detention since she is still facing plunder, graft and malversation charges before the Sandiganbayan, along with former senators Jinggoy Estrada, Ramon 鈥淏ong鈥� Revilla Jr. and Juan Ponce Enrile.聽/muf
搁别补诲:听No selective justice in pork scam reinvestigation-Aguirre