ANTI-corruption advocates are backing the Justice department’s move to place pork barrel scam prime suspect Janet Napoles under the Witness Protection Program (WPP), saying this would allow the public to know what really happened in the P10-billion pork barrel scam. Evangelista said these officials were either Cabinet members of former President Benigno Aquino 3rd or members of Congress. “If she would refuse to disclose everything then she should not be placed under the WPP,” he added. He argued before the Sandiganbayan’s First Division that if Napoles’ motion was granted, “it will have far-reaching effect.”Defense lawyer Stephen David said in a separate interview the Napoles camp filed a motion seeking custody transfer “as a matter of courtesy to the” Sandiganbayan. According to Sandoval, Napoles’ transfer is “the court’s call.”Medialdea, Aguirre advice soughtDavid said he filed the motion seeking a Sandiganbayan order for Napoles’ custody transfer after consulting with Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Justice Secretary Aguirre.

Source: Manila Times March 19, 2018 16:18 UTC