Manila, Philippines — A Manila court has issued a provisional asset preservation order on the assets and bank accounts of Janet Lim Napoles, her family members, and others implicated in the pork barrel anomaly.
The 20-page order was issued by Manila Regional Trial Court judge Marino Dela Cruz, Jr., and is good for 20 days. The order was issued after the Anti-Money Laundering Council filed a petition with the court for the forfeiture of Napoles’ assets.
Napoles’ brother Reynald Lim, her husband Jaime, and children James Christopher, Jeane Catherine, Jane Catherine, and John Christian.
Assets owned by pork barrel whistleblowers and witnesses such as Benhur Luy, Gertrudes Luy, Simonette Briones and Ruby Tuason were also covered by the order.
It covered not just bank accounts, but also various money instruments, vehicles, real properties and other properties of Napoles, and others named in the Manila RTC order.
The others also in the list are former Congressman Rodolfo Plaza, Erwin Dangwa and Energy Regulatory Commission chairperson Zenaida Ducut, and other non-government organizations which were reportedly used by Napoles to funnel pork barrel funds. (Eagle News Service)
