Suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag has filed a complaint against Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and others before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the death of broadcaster Percy Lapid.
Bantag’s camp claimed that Remulla was the mastermind behind the killing of Lapid and Jun Villamor, the inmate who allegedly acted as the middleman in the ploy.
Bantag called on the Ombudsman to immediately issue preventive suspension orders against Remulla and Catapang and to conduct an investigation into the murders of Lapid and Villamor. Bantag earlier filed a complaint against Remulla on December 27, 2022 for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, libel, grave misconduct, conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service, and conduct unbecoming of a public official. Bantag, along with former BuCor deputy security officer Ricardo Zulueta, wasReacting to the complaint, Remulla branded it as a “desperate act of a desperate person.” He also said that he did know Agojo.