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Napoles can't turn state witness

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Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago (Photo from Santiago's Facebook page)

Businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles should not be allowed to escape prosecution by turning state witness, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago said.

The biggest hurdle in any move to bring Napoles to the witness stand, Santiago said, would be proving that she is not the most guilty in the pork barrel scam.
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Stay alert, Pinoys told after Napoles' surrender

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A Filipino anti-corruption protester waves a Philippine flag during a demonstration against corruption at Luneta Park in Manila, Philippines, 26 August 2013. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Manila and other parts of the Philippines to demand that a mult-imillion dollar fund, popularly called the 'Pork Barrell', set aside for legislators be scrapped amid reports of corruption. The demonstration marked the first major protest against corruption under the administration of President Benigno Aquino, who took office three years ago on a platform of ending corruption. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

The central figure in the so-called “pork barrel scandal” may already be in government custody, but Filipinos have been urged to heave no sigh of relief.
 
The surrender of businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles should not pacify anger over the alleged misuse of public funds, a lawmaker said.
 
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