The lawyer of embattled Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. again belittled the DOJ's announcement that the representative would be indicted for three cases of murder in 2019. | JMAurelioINQ /PDI
The charges were supposed to have been filed on Friday, but the DOJ said they would be lodged at the Manila Regional Trial Court on Monday if prosecutors fail to meet the deadline.
“Those who filed these baseless complaints should not be heard to rejoice about their empty victory. With the deck stacked heavily in their favor, even a stone crab could have secured an indictment,” Topacio said. Remulla tagged Teves as the “mastermind” of the March 4 killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and 11 supporters, based on the supposed “confession” of arrested suspects, all linked to Teves.
But the DOJ’s confessed perpetrators supposedly retracted their confessions and state prosecutors have not filed charges against Teves in connection with the Degamo assassination.The DOJ said, however, the cases of the 2019 killings were based on the confession of alleged hitman Gemuel Hobro, who claimed to have been part of a group that Teves purportedly hired to carry out the killings.
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