Aguirre firm on decision to put ‘pork scam queen’ under govt witness program

RESIGNED Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd is standing by his decision to place alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles under the government's Witness Protection Program (WPP).

Aguirre said that his controversial decision was anchored on valid ground, not borne out of any alleged compromise with Napoles even as he stressed that he welcomed a pronouncement by his successor Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra that he would review the Napoles case and the dismissal of the illegal drugs complaints against Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Lim and other co-accused.