State prosecutors have found probable cause to charge nine cops for the killing of Calbayog Mayor Ronaldo Aquino and three others, and frustrated murder of his aide in March 2021.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted nine police officers over the killing of late Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino, and his companions in March 2021.
A Department of Justice (DOJ) panel is set to file murder and frustrated murder charges against nine police personnel for the death of Calbayog City mayor Ronaldo Aquino and three other persons.
Cops facing raps for Mayor Aquino’s slay placed on restrictive custody
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 11) Seven police personnel facing murder and frustrated murder complaints for the killing of Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino were ordered placed under restrictive custody, Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar said Friday.
He said they have to face the complaints because the organization will not cover up for their wrongdoings.
“Haharapin nila ang kasong isinampa sa kanila. Sinisiguro ko po sa inyo na hindi pagtatakpan ng PNP ang mga pulis na umano’y sangkot sa pagpaslang kay Mayor Aquino,” he said in a statement.