Two personalities linked to the alleged P10-billion pork barrel scam arrived at the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City almost at the same time Monday morning.
Suspected mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles and Sen. Jinggoy Estrada arrived at the anti-graft court after their convoys “merged” while en route there.
Both convoys arrived one after the other shortly before 8 a.m., with the convoy of Napoles arriving first, GMA News’ Tina Panganiban-Perez reported on GMA News TV’s News TV Live.
Security was tighter Monday than during the arraignment of Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. last week, GMA News’ Panganiban-Perez added.
Media representatives were not allowed entry to the premises as the flag ceremony was still ongoing.
Supporters of Estrada arrived outside the anti-graft court early Monday.
Merged convoys
Napoles’ convoy came from Sta. Rosa in Laguna while that of Estrada came from the Philippine National Police Custodial Center in Camp Crame.
Estrada allegedly diverted his Priority Development Assistance Fund allocation to fake NGOs put up by Napoles, and pocketed P183.79 million in kickbacks.
