The Senate committee on public order and harmful medication is eyeing the advice of expenses towards suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. over the killings in Negros Oriental, panel chairman, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa mentioned Thursday.
Dela Rosa made the comment a day after the NBI filed homicide and tried homicide complaints towards Teves in relation to the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla beforehand mentioned that Teves seems to be the important mastermind behind the assassination of Degamo.
“The same naman ang direction ng ating investigation na ginagawa sa Senado at findings ng DOJ. Parallel,” Dela Rosa mentioned in an interview on SuperRadyo dzBB.
The Senate panel had investigated at the very least 23 instances of killings and assaults in Negros Oriental together with that of Governor Degamo.
“’Yung ibang mga kaso, other Negros killings na tinalakay natin magkakaroon ng recommendation na kakasuhan ang mga kakasuhan,” Dela Rosa mentioned.
Dela Rosa mentioned amongst them is Teves.
The Senate panel has already concluded its investigation into the spate of killings within the province, the place each the Teves and the Degamo camps have been accused of getting a hand within the assaults.
Earlier, Dela Rosa mentioned each camps can’t declare that they’re “absolutely clean” in reference to the spate of violence in Negros Oriental.
On Thursday, Teves’ lawyer, Atty. Ferdinand Topacio described NBI’s submitting of instances towards his shopper as “anti-climactic”. Degamo’s widow, Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo, nonetheless, believes they’ve a “solid” case towards Teves. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
