Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 15) — The Sandiganbayan on Monday denied a request by alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles to be transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) amid threats to her life.

The justices of the anti-graft court's First Division agreed on Monday that Napoles should be transferred to the detention facility Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig, which is under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.

The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Monday also denied Napoles' plea for her transfer to NBI, and granted the prosecution's request for her move to Camp Bagong Diwa.

Napoles also has a request for transfer to NBI before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division.

The Sandiganbayan First Division said there is no evidence to support the alleged death threats and claims that she will be unsafe if detained at Camp Bagong Diwa.

It added it is not under the mandate of the NBI to detain those accused who are undergoing trial.

The Sandiganbayan decision stemmed from the request of state prosecutors to move Napoles to Camp Bagong Diwa from the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, following her acquittal on May 8 by the Court of Appeals on illegal detention charges.

Napoles, however, earlier requested the Sandiganbayan's Fifth Division that she be transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation Custodial Center to ensure her safety amid alleged death threats from former and current high-ranking officials. Her camp filed a "very urgent motion to transfer place of detention" on May 12.

Her legal counsel, Atty. Stephen David, said in a text message they will submit a motion for reconsideration as soon as they receive the order.

She is facing plunder charges in two other divisions, which will also decide on the motions regarding her transfer.

Napoles still faces graft, malversation, and direct bribery charges along with former congressmen over the ₱10-billion pork barrel scam.