Prosecution witness Benhur Luy on Tuesday testified earlier than the Sandiganbayan that businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles made him and a number of other different members of her workers heads of foundations to allegedly obtain discretionary funds of lawmakers.
When requested, nevertheless, for documentary proof by Napoles’ lawyer Rony Garay, Luy stated the each day disbursement reviews had been within the businesswoman’s workplace.
Luy made the testimony throughout the trial on the 15 counts of graft filed towards former senator Juan Ponce Enrile, Napoles, Enrile’s former chief-of-staff Jessica “Gigi” Reyes, amongst others.
“I was in the alpha list of JLN corporation but per advice…in 2006, all of the [JLN] employees, we had our respective foundations as advised by our counsel para matanggal kami sa doon listahan ng mga may kuneksyon sa JLN corporation,” Luy stated throughout the cross examination of Garay and the questioning of Sandiganbayan presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang.
“I stay in her condo…magkasama kami. Taga lagay ng sapatos niya, taga masahe ng paa niya, taga blower,” he added.
JLN Corporation is the agency headed by Napoles.
Upon Garay’s questioning, Luy stated that there was no paper path displaying Napoles selected the NGO heads and managed the organizations’ actions.
“There is no written [proof] of that, sir. Because that is the design of the scheme, para di makita na siya ang nasa likod nito,” Luy stated.
Garay requested Luy for documentary proof backing his assertion that Napoles allegedly insttructed him to make use of portion of Enrile’s discretionary fund to pay different officers to endorse the teams run by the businesswoman to implement ghost authorities initiatives.
Luy responded that Napoles signed the each day disbursement report (DDR) of JLN Corp. and these signed copies are in busnesswoman’s workplace.
He stated that his copy of the JLN’s DDR submitted as proof for the Enrile case was an unsigned copy which he saved in his laborious drive. He added that communications with Napoles discussing their actions weren’t put in writing.
“I do not have with me the signed DDRs of Mrs. Napoles, but it is in our office. Pag ganyan, personal or by phone, text messages, but my phone was confiscated by Mrs. Napoles,” he stated.
“She signed the DDR records of her money paid to lawmakers and other government officials. She signed it because it is her money,” he added.
The subsequent listening to on the graft case is about on June 22, Thursday, at 2 p.m.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
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