Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. would be treated fairly during the Senate inquiry into the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo. | MRamosINQ /PDI
The Negros Oriental lawmaker had opted to stay abroad after he was implicated in the brazen killing of his political rival on March 4, in which eight others were also killed and 17 were wounded.As to the concern of Teves’ counsel, lawyer Ferdinand Topacio, that the proceedings in the Department of Justice on the murder case filed against his client had turned into a kangaroo court, the senator said: “The fact that we invited [Teves], that means we want to hear his side.
“We will handle the hearing [judiciously] so that it will not become a kangaroo court,” Dela Rosa said. The Senate inquiry, he added, would keep away from discussing the legal aspects of the case since the DOJ had already started its preliminary investigation. “Just in case we stumble upon additional evidence that would help strengthen the case and make it more airtight, then [the DOJ] can use it in the prosecution,” Dela Rosa said. INQSubscribe to our daily newsletter
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