AT least 10 personalities involved in the killing of veteran broadcaster Percy Lapid and alleged middleman Crisanto Villamor will face charges for additional murder complaints said Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla.
Remulla earlier said they could file the additional raps by Saturday or Monday but he explained the Philippine National Police and the National Bureau of Investigation are still discussing the cases.
“Nag-uusap pa ang NBI and PNP. They’re talking between themselves about the cases they’re filing. Kasi they’re filing more cases on Monday. Kaya we’ll find out. We’re playing it by ear, we’re trying to close everything as early as we can but there are 2-3 people that we still want to talk to just to be thorough about it,” he said.
Lapid’s brother, Roy Mabasa, claimed on ANC’s Dateline Philippines that the masterminds in Lapid’s killing are former Bureau of Corrections officials but the DOJ has yet to confirm the claim. Remulla declined to name any of the possible respondents, saying he’ll leave it up to the NBI and the PNP to disclose additional information.
The new complaints will be different from the existing murder complaint that is being heard by the Department of Justice in connection with the Percy Lapid killing, involving self-confessed gunman Joel Escorial and alleged middleman Christopher Bacoto.
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