DOJ to Probe Alleged Torture on Degamo Slay Suspects
The Department of Justice (DOJ) expresses doubts on claims that the Degamo slay suspects allegedly experienced torture.
The DOJ will investigate the defendants’ claims that law enforcement tortured them into confessing their role in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. Despite his doubts about the claims, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla stated his administration would look into them.
“Pero ito ang tatanungin ko sa inyo, bakit nila gusto maiwan sa NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) kung tinorture sila sa NBI?” asked Remulla.
“Is that consistent with somebody who was tortured? No. It’s an afterthought. It’s a cover-up,” added the secretary.
The NBI is now holding the 11 suspects. Based on the article on CNN, Remulla stated that they only want to obfuscate the issue now that the proof against them is obvious. He went on to say that they have real evidence and other evidence to back up their claims.
“They just want to muddle the issue now that the case is very clear against them. And mind you it’s not just testimonial evidence. We have real evidence, other evidence to prove a case. And it’s going to be proven sooner or later,” insisted Remulla.
“There were press releases that they have been claiming that they were tortured inside the NBI yet they are asking the court to retain them inside the NBI. I think that that is a paradox of sorts,” the secretary said in a press briefing this Wednesday.
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