Three Philippine police officers wanted for the alleged murder of a Spanish businessman in 2020 have turned themselves in to the authorities, the justice ministry said Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines –
He was among the many thousands of people killed during the drug war launched by former president Rodrigo Duterte and continued by his successor Ferdinand Marcos. Arrest warrants had been issued for the three officers, but they were “nowhere to be found”, the justice ministry said in a statement issued Wednesday.State prosecutors had filed charges of murder and planting of evidence against them last March after a review of the case cast doubt on their version of events.
They were initially given a 60-day suspension from duty over the killing, according to the justice department’s review panel.
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