Napoles asks Sandiganbayan to defer her transfer to Correctional Institution for Women

(Eagle News)– Alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles has asked the Sandiganbayan not to order her immediate commitment to the Correctional Institution for Women.

In her three-page motion, Napoles said she should be allowed to appeal her conviction for plunder in the first place.

Her camp said they would appeal the conviction within the timeframe provided for in the Rules of Court.

On Friday, Dec. 7, Napoles was sentenced to reclusion perpetua for pocketing over P200 million in pork barrel funds of former Senator Bong Revilla.

Revilla was acquitted, but his former chief of staff Richard Cambe was also convicted.