JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla announced on Monday that the latest suspect in the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo has corroborated the statements made by two other suspects.
The two suspects have tagged Negros Oriental Representative Arnie Teves Jr. of orchestrating the killing, which resulted in the deaths of eight individuals.
When asked if the surrendered suspect, a former soldier, named Teves as the mastermind, Remulla replied, “There are circumstances that lead you to the conclusion that he may perhaps be involved in the crime, but the specifics of that, we cannot tell you now.”
Teves has consistently denied any involvement in the March 4 killing of Degamo.
The lawmaker has yet to return from his United States trip reportedly for stem cell treatment.
He recently sought a two-month leave of absence from Congress, citing a “very grave security threat to his life and his family.”
He made the request in a letter addressed to House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez through House Secretary General Reginald Velasco.
Teves has pledged to return “once the threat is dealt with accordingly.
