JUSTICE Secretary Leila De Lima allegedly pressured the prosecutor handling the case of businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles into reversing a resolution clearing her of serious illegal detention charges filed by the family of Benhur Luy.

A well-placed source in the Department of Justice (DOJ) said De Lima strong-armed the National Prosecution Service, particularly State Prosecutor Juan Pedro Navera, into filing the charges in court.

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