<p>Gigi Reyes, the former chief-of-staff of&nbsp;now Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile,&nbsp;was released from jail on Thursday night, according the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).&nbsp;</p>
<p>In an advisory, the BJMP said Reyes was&nbsp;discharged from the Taguig City Jail through a writ of habeas corpus granted by the Supreme Court's (SC) First Division.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"JESSICA LUCILA G. REYES was released from Taguig City Jail Female Dormitory today, 19 January 2023, at around 6:30PM.&nbsp;She was released by virtue of Petition for Habeas Corpus granted in resolution dated 17 January 2023 by the First Division, Supreme Court of the Philippines," the statement read.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Reyes has been detained for nearly nine years for her alleged&nbsp;involvement in the multibillion-peso pork barrel scam, in which Enrile allegedly received kickbacks amounting to P172.8 million from the convicted mastermind, Janet Lim Napoles.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The pork barrel scam is a conspiracy where public funds, specifically from the Priority Development Assistance Fund, were funneled to bogus non-government organizations set up or owned by Napoles.</p>
<p>She earlier ran to the high court for the writ of habeas corpus, saying she has been deprived of her constitutional right to due process.&nbsp;</p>
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