5th Degamo suspect recants statement vs Rep. Teves

ANOTHER suspect in the high-profile death of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and several others has recanted his statement linking suspended lawmaker Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. to the celebrated murder.

Lawyer Danny Villanueva, counsel of Joven Javier, divulged that the latter has withdrawn four statements given to probers at early stages of the investigation.

This brought to five (5) the number of suspects who had retracted so far.

The first to withdraw his statement was Osmundo Rivero, who claimed in his counter-affidavit that he had been subjected to alleged torture to falsely implicate Teves.

Following Rivero’s recantation, three additional suspects followed suit by submitting affidavits of recantation. The three were Rogelio Antipolo, Rommel Pattaguan, and Dahniel Lora.