Police on Wednesday tagged Brigadier General Jesus Durante III as the mastermind in the killing of businesswoman Yvonette Plaza in December 2022.
A report by GMA Super Radyo Davao's Jaycel Villacorte on Super Radyo dzBB said the Special Investigation Task Force Plaza, which held a press conference in Davao City, identified six more soldiers as suspects to the killing.
Region XI police chief Police Brigadier General Benjamin Silo was quoted as saying that the killing was a "crime of passion." GMA Super Radyo Davao was still trying to reach the alleged suspects for their comments as of posting time. In Manila, Philippine Army chief Lieutenant General Romeo Brawner Jr. said Durante, who once headed the Presidential Security Group , has been relieved as commander of the 1001st Brigade amid the ongoing investigation."As such, BGen Jesus Durante has been relieved as Commander of the 1001st Brigade, after being named as a person of interest in the murder of Yvonnette Chua Plaza, to give way to an impartial and thorough investigation," Brawner added.
"I am deeply saddened by her demise and condole with her family and friends. I, myself, demand justice for Yvonne," he added.A screenshot of CCTV footage showed one of the suspects pointing a gun at her while the other was waiting on their getaway motorcycle. —
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