Lacson’s list of ‘pork’ scam beneficiaries may be incomplete –Napoles lawyer
In an interview Friday, lawyer Bruce Rivera said they are not worried that other individuals are claiming to have copies of the list that Napoles prepared.
“At the end of the day, our list is what matters,” he told GMA News Online, adding they will release their list at the right time.
“Ilabas nila kung may listahan sila. Pero kami we will wait for the announcement [from the government]. We cannot be bamboozled into releasing the list just because they say they have copies too,” he said.
Rivera confirmed that Napoles’ husband Jaime had given Lacson a copy of the list. “Kung kakaunting pangalan ang nandoon tapos ilalabas nila, eh di nakakapagtaka iyon, ‘di ba?” he said.
Another personality who claimed to have a copy of the list is Sandra Cam, who heads the Whistleblowers Association of the Philippines.
“Not a sack race”
Rivera lamented how other individuals meddling in the issue seemed to be “competing” with them in releasing the list to the public.
“Hindi ito paunahan. Hindi unahan na parang sack race. Maglabas sila, okay lang sa amin,” he said.
Rivera confirmed that Napoles, whom he was about to meet, has already finished preparing her sworn statement, including a supplemental one.
“Tapos na ang affidavit. Pero pupunta na lang ako doon para ma-interview siya on some specifics,” he said without elaborating.
Lacson had earlier claimed that based on the copy of the list that he has, more than 100 individuals benefited from the scam that involves the funneling of public funds to bogus non-government organizations.
Cam, meanwhile, said at a media forum earlier in the week that a source had also given her a copy of Napoles’ list, which she said included the names of 16 former and incumbent senators, two Cabinet officials, and around 80 members of the House of Representatives. —KBK, GMA News
