Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Wednesday confirmed that he acquired a brand new “surrender feeler” from former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag.
Bantag is likely one of the alleged masterminds behind the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid and alleged intermediary Jun Villamor.
Remulla, nevertheless, stated he isn’t satisfied that Bantag will lastly give up as a result of that is already the second time he has expressed his intention to face authorities.
“One is enough. If he doesn’t do it, it’s over, right? The NBI will know. NBI is the only one we rely on. We have a tracker team,” stated Remulla in a report on “24 Oras”.
The former BuCor chief first despatched give up feelers again in April. Back then, Remulla stated Bantag spoke to one in every of his colleagues within the Cabinet and that he would comply with up on the supply along with his colleague.
“That’s why we are not pushing for law enforcement to hurry up the process. But of course, it is the job of law enforcement still to enforce the warrant of arrest,” Remulla beforehand stated.
A Muntinlupa courtroom ordered the arrest of Bantag on April 12, 2023.
On March 14, the Department of Justice panel of prosecutors indicted Bantag and former BuCor deputy officer Ricardo Zulueta Zulueta for 2 counts of homicide over the killing of Lapid and Villamor. —Sherylin Untalan/ VAL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
