We’ll only believe it when we see them in detention.
“The Philippine National Police (PNP)’s newly-renovated prison complex in Camp Crame is reportedly ready for a group of very important inmates—the lawmakers facing plunder charges in connection with the P10-billion Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam,” reports ANC.
According to the report, the “custodial center” is secured by a 6-meter-high wall and barbed wires, one would have to go through an iron door to enter the premises. The small windows all have prison railings.
The jail cells, described as like “modest studio apartments.”
The report revealed that “each room is about 20 to 30 square meters, has a coat of fresh white paint, a single bed, and its own restroom, but has no air conditioning.”
The report added: “Also ready for occupancy is another building in the prison complex that used to detain high-profile detainees like Rizal Alih and Lintang Bedol. It has 8 detention cells and can house 16 detainees. It is said that Janet Lim Napoles’ co-accused in the plunder case may be held in the same building.”
Aside from the three senators, their chiefs of staff were also were also charged with plunder by the Ombudsman: Atty. Jessica “Gigi” Reyes, former chief of staff of Enrile; Richard Cambe, chief of staff of Revilla; and Pauline Labayen, staff of Estrada. Janet Lim Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the scam, was likewise charged with plunder.
Two heads of Napoles-linked NGOs, John Raymond de Asis (Kaupdanan para sa Mangunguma Foundation Inc.) and Ronald John Lim (Ginintuang Alay sa Magsasaka Foundation Inc.) were also charged.
