Some of the six arrested suspects within the case of lacking sabungeros are prepared to expose additional data on the matter, in response to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Benjamin Acorda.
“There are some indications ‘yung iba willing na magsalita, but ayaw lang natin pangunahan,” Acorda stated on the sidelines of the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City.
“Hintayin na lang natin ang resulta, and anything that they will say is, of course, it needs the assistance of a lawyer para ito ay matatanggap sa korte,” the PNP chief stated.
Suspects Julie Patidongan, Carlo Zabala, Virgilio Bayog, Roberto Matillano, Jr., Johnry Consolacion, and Gleer Codilla, had been arrested on Friday in Parañaque City after the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group positioned their whereabouts by means of an informant and following a two-month surveillance operation.
Acorda expressed hope that the arrested suspects would reveal the mastermind behind the alleged abduction of sabungeros.
“Well, as of now, ‘yung mastermind tinitingnan natin and the pinaka-effective that could connect to the mastermind are the suspects mismo. So I am hoping sila magsasalita,” he stated.
“May mga insinuations but nothing definite,” he added.
The households of lacking sabungeros John Claude Inonog, Rondel Cristorum, Mark Joseph Velasco, Rowel Gomez, and brothers James Baccay and Marlon Baccay filed formal complaints in opposition to the six safety officers on the Manila Arena over their disappearance in January 2022.
Complaints for six counts of kidnapping and critical unlawful detention had been filed on March 18, 2022, in opposition to the six suspects earlier than the Department of Justice.
The CIDG additionally filed a separate case for kidnapping and critical unlawful detention in reference to the disappearance of the lacking on-line sabong grasp agent Ricardo Lasco, who was reportedly kidnapped on August 30, 2021, in San Pablo, Laguna.
Three former policemen linked to the kidnapping of Lasco have already surrendered.
The DOJ in January 2023 filed kidnapping and critical unlawful detention prices in opposition to six people allegedly concerned within the disappearance of six sabungeros earlier than the Manila Regional Trial Court.
The households, nevertheless, withdrew from the circumstances final month, prompting the kin of different victims to precise disappointment.
”We have been listening to experiences that there have been makes an attempt to essentially bribe ‘yung mga witnesses,” Acorda stated.
“Kung ang mangyari kapag hindi nahuli nitong mga ito baka this is an exercise of futility kapag wala tayong nahuli but with this development magkakaroon ng direction ang investigation and hopefully this will convince or magiging dedicated yung ibang witnesses and yung mga ibang mga reluctant ay lalong magpupursige,” he added.
Acorda known as on these with very important data to cooperate with authorities.
“Those who have vital information that will help us puwede po lumabas and lumantad and the police force is giving the assurance tayo ay magbibigay ng karapat dapat na protection para sa kanila para maging safe naman sila if ever they will come out in the open,” the PNP chief stated. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
