Aquino wants thorough scam probe
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino III wants the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to exhaustively, impartially and fairly look into the 10-billion peso (about Bt6.9 billion) pork barrel scam that a group headed by Janet Lim-Napoles allegedly pulled
Besides the NBI probe, Napoles is facing an investigation by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). The BIR is set to look into the finances of Napoles.
“The instruction, I believe, given to [Justice] Secretary Leila de Lima is to ensure that it is exhaustively investigated. And Secretary Leila spoke to me [Tuesday] and she told me that she could assure all parties concerned that this would be exhaustive, impartial and a fair investigation,” presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said at a briefing.
Lacierda gave the assurance amid the public uproar over the alleged scam that involved the pork barrel of five senators and 23 members of the House of Representatives, and fertiliser and Malampaya funds.
