NINE COPS accused of killing Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino and two of his aides and an innocent civilian in March last year have surrendered to authorities, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said.
CIDG
spokesperson Lt. Col. Mon Sawan said that aside from the police officers, three
other persons also surrendered to the Detective Special Operations Unit in Camp
Crame. The mass surrender came after the Samar Regional Trial Court Branch 32
issued warrants of arrest against the suspects.
Late
last month, state prosecutors filed criminal charges in court against Lt. Col.
Harry Sucayre, Maj. Shyrile Tan, Capt. Dino Goles, Lt. Julio Armeza Jr., Staff
Sgt. Neil Cebu, Staff Sgt. Edsel Omega, Staff Sgt. Randy Merelos, Cpl. Julius
Garcia, Pat. Niño Salem and several others accused in murdering the mayor, his
security aide Staff Sgt. Rodeo Sario, driver Dennis Abayon and passer-by Clint
John Paul Yauder; and for the frustrated murder of another security aide
Mansfield Labonite.
In
a resolution dated Dec. 15, a panel of state prosecutors from the Department of
Justice said Aquino and his aides were ambushed by the suspects at Labuyao
Bridge in Calbayog City.
Then
Philippine National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Roderick Alba said prior to
the DOJ’s decision, four out of the nine respondents were dismissed upon the
recommendation of the Internal Affairs Service citing overwhelming evidence of
administrative culpability. (Christopher Lloyd
Caliwan)
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