THE enlistment as a state witness of Ruby Tuason, one of 38 people facing plunder and graft-related complaints over the P10-billion Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam, won’t compromise justice, a Palace official said Saturday.

Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda made the observation a day after Tuason returned to the country from San Francisco, California, to sign her affidavit stating that she personally handed kickbacks to Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Juan Ponce Enrile for the transactions entered with non-existent entities owned by Janet Lim-Napoles using their PDAF.

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