THE camp of jailed businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles on Thursday said that Congress has no authority to grant immunity so that any offer of protection from suit in exchange for her testimony at the Senate should be rejected.

According to lawyer Lorna Kapunan, Napoles’ counsel, an offer of immunity from lawsuit can only come from a court and not from a legislative body like the Senate.

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