Six or seven suspects in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo have now “lawyered up” and are refusing to talk, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Monday. CDNDigital READ:
In explaining the meaning of ‘lawyered up,’ Remulla said, “they were provided with lawyers by some people who are paying for their lawyers who were not there before.”
Asked who provided the lawyers, Remulla replied, “There is a conspiracy, and there’s probably people with a lot of money operating within the conspiracy to be able to afford the lawyers they are now getting.”Both the suspects who surrendered and those who were immediately arrested immediately after the attack were turned over to the National Bureau of Investigation for debriefing and questioning.
“Together with that, we also gave them witness protection for their families so that they can be with their families and they will not feel threatened,” he said. “That made us review everything that is there within our grasp. So, that is the reason why there is a bit of delay,” he said.
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