Cebu Lawyer Killer Arrested In Laguna, DOJ Chief Says
CEBU LAWYER KILLER – The suspect who killed Cebu lawyer Joey Luis Wee has been arrested in Laguna, according to the Justice Secretary.
According to a report from GMA News, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra reported that he was informed that a “certain Peralta” was tracked down and arrested in Laguna.
He was in the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation. Guevarra added that other details will follow.
It has been reported that Joey Luis Wee, a lawyer in Cebu, was shot outside in his office building, in broad daylight last November 23.
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He was slain a week after Eric Jay Magcamit, a lawyer in Palawan, was slain on his way to a hearing. The latter’s suspects, nine of them which also include a policeman, have been arrested and face criminal complaints.
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Over 50 lawyers, judges, and prosecutors have been slain since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office in 2016.
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