The government will no longer appeal the acquittal of alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim-Napoles in the serious illegal detention case, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said Wednesday. “Kapag nakita ng solicitor general na wala namang basehan ang detention, then it is his right to go for the dismissal of the case,” said Aguirre. So how can a case for serious illegal detention proceed,” Aguirre asked. The DOJ chief also defended Calida’s action of seeking Napoles’ acquittal, saying it is within his mandate. Napoles will have to remain in detention because of the pending and non-bailable plunder cases against her in the Sandiganbayan despite her acquittal in the serious illegal detention case.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 10, 2017 09:38 UTC