THE Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed for lack of merit the petition of former senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada to drop Benhur Luy as a witness against Janet Lim Napoles and several lawmakers charged with plunder and graft in connection with the “pork” barrel scam.

In a nine-page resolution dated January 24, 2017 but was released only recently, the SC en banc threw out Estrada’s petition for certiorari and prohibition that sought to suppress and exclude the cash/check disbursement reports and testimony of Luy in the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel scam.

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