Bantag and BuCor deputy security officer Ricardo Zulueta were charged by the National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police with two counts of murder at the Department of Justice. READ:
“I’d like to ask Zulueta and Bantag to surrender and face the charges. If they are innocent, the law will uphold them. If they’re guilty, then they will have to face the consequences,” Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said.
Six inmates were additionally charged for Palaña’s death: Joseph Georfo, Mario Alvarez, Christam Ramac, Ricky Salgado, Ronnie dela Cruz and Joel Reyes.“It was found through the investigation that both [Bantag and Zulueta] were behind the killing of both Percy Lapid and Jun Villamor ,” read a joint statement by the DOJ and DILG.
“The fact that they killed one of their own means and indicates that there were instructions from the top and the gang simply had no choice but to execute,” said the DOJ and DILG. They said “credible intelligence reports” showed cash deposits totaling P550,000 to Escorial from Sept. 15 to Oct. 7 this year.Authorities did not get sworn statements from Bantag nor from Zulueta, who has reportedly gone into hiding.
“For General Bantag, there is no arrest warrant yet so I think he is still free to roam around. We just have to find his exact location,” Azurin said.
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