Turning Napoles around

Just last February, President Benigno Aquino 3rd was emphatic in rejecting the possibility of Janet Napoles turning into a state witness. The way the President explained it, Napoles’ level of guilt in the pork barrel scheme case the government was building had not been clearly established.

Before an accused could cross over to the prosecution side, one of the first steps is to find out if he or she is the “most guilty.” The accused who bears the biggest guilt has the smallest chance of crossing over.