The kin of the lacking 34 cockfighting fanatics on Friday referred to as out Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla over his comment that “dead” will be the extra exact time period to explain the sabungeros who disappeared in 2021.
In Saleema Refran’s report on “24 Oras”, Butch Inonog, father of sufferer John Claude Inonog, mentioned they had been damage by Remulla’s selection of phrases.
“Masyado niyo hong dinudurog ‘yung damdamin namin. Hindi ho namin ine-entertain yung term na ‘patay’ or ‘dead’. Dun lamang ho tayo sa ‘missing’ pakiusap lang ho Secretary Remulla,” he mentioned.
(He damage our emotions. We wouldn’t entertain the time period ‘dead’, solely ‘missing’.)
On Monday, the DOJ chief mentioned the chance of the sabungeros’ resurfacing was “not very high.” He, nonetheless, defined he solely issued the assertion to keep away from confusion amongst instances that may be filed.
“We just have to presume that to have happened already. The probability of them coming out is very near, very small. Let’s face the truth. Hopefully, mali ako. I want to be wrong but I just want to be real about it,” mentioned Remulla.
Earlier, the DOJ mentioned it will file kidnapping and critical unlawful detention fees in opposition to six people in reference to the disappearance of six cockfighting fanatics in January.
A decision promulgated on December 22 mentioned the DOJ panel of prosecutors discovered possible trigger to indict farm supervisor Julie Patidongan, Gleer Codilla, Mark Carlo Zabala, Virgilio Bayog, Johnry Consolacion, and Roberto Matillano Jr. on the kidnapping of Inonog, James Baccay, Marlon Baccay, Rondel Cristorum, Mark Joseph Velasco, and Rowel Gomez on January 13.
The respondents, for his or her half, denied participation within the disappearance of the sabungeros. They additionally argued that the witnesses had no private data of the alleged crime.
However, the DOJ mentioned the prosecution panel gave weight to the testimonies of witnesses.
The victims’ kin had been relieved over this growth.
Nevertheless, they longed to be reunited with their kin.
“Masakit talaga sa isang magulang na mawalan ka ng mahal sa buhay. Ngayon lumabas na itong resolution na ito, eh medyo nabunutan kami nang kaunting tinik sa aming pakiramdam,” Ernesto Bacay, father of siblings James and Marlon, mentioned. — Sundy Locus/DVM, GMA Integrated News
