‘Napoles’ affidavit can’t stand as evidence’

An alleged draft affidavit of Janet Lim Napoles, tagged as the brains behind the P10- billion priority development assistance fund (PDAF) scam, cannot be considered an airtight evidence against the perpetrators of the racket, at least for now.

House leaders made the assessment a day after The Manila Times, citing an unnamed, highly placed source, reported that Justice Secretary Leila de Lima is deliberately withholding the disclosure of Napoles’ alleged draft affidavit reportedly containing a list of lawmakers who benefited from the PDAF or pork barrel scam because the government is sanitizing the list to exclude President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s allies.