Napoles asks court to pull her out of Makati City jail

Makati CIty Jail

MANILA, Philippines—The camp of Janet Lim Napoles,  detained on the charge of kidnapping an aide who knew about the pork barrel scam,  asked the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150, to reconsider the commitment order it issued placing her in a Makati City jail.

In a petition filed before Judge Elmo Alameda of Branch 150 on Thursday afternoon, the lawyers of Napoles said she should be transferred to “safer” jail facilities like Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City and Camp Crame on Edsa.

Napoles’ lawyers reiterated their claim of a “clear danger to her life.”

Napoles, accused of maintaining a web of fake non-government organizations to divert P10 billion of pork barrel funds from government, surrendered to President Aquino on Wednesday night at Malacañang.  She was later turned over to the headquarters of the Philippine National Police at Camp Crame.