NATIONAL Police Chief Police General Benajmin Acorda announced Friday the arrest of six men involved in the cases of missing sabungeros.
Arrested were Julie Patidogan, Carlo Zabala, Virgilio Bayog, Roberto Matillano, Jr., Johnry Consolacion, and Gleer Codilla.
The families of missing sabungeros John Claude Inonog, Rondel Cristorum, Mark Joseph Velasco, Rowel Gomez, and brothers James Baccay and Marlon Baccay filed formal complaints against the six security officers at the Manila Arena over their disappearance in January 2022.
However, the families, withdrew the cases last month prompting the kin of other victims to express disappointment over the disengagement from the cases.
Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon said the cases would proceed, and the court would decide whether or not to give weight to the withdrawal of the families from the cases.
In January, the Department of Justice filed kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges against six individuals allegedly involved in the disappearance of six sabungeros.
Three former policemen linked to the kidnapping of e-sabong agent Richard Lasco have also surrendered.
