MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court has denied pork barrel fund scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles’ motion to be released on bail or recognizance or a house arrest for a humanitarian reason due to COVID-19.
Napoles, along with deceased lawyer Richard Cambe, was convicted of plunder by the Sandiganbayan Special First Division for allocating over P200-million from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla.
In her urgent motion, Napoles said she is at risk of contracting Covid-19 inside the prison due to her Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension, an underlying Covid-19 health condition.
She said since there are compelling reasons to …
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