The guilty plea entered by several by Bilibid inmates over the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid and alleged middleman Jun Villamor strengthens the case against former Corrections chief Gerald Bantag and former security deputy officer Ricardo Zulueta, the Department of Justice said Thursday.
“We are establishing the link and every step of the way na meron talagang coordination and communication from Mr. Bantag and Mr. Zulueta to the gang leaders who have now pled guilty to the outside where they were able to find a gunman in Mr. Escorial,” Justice spokesperson Mico Clavano said in an interview.
The court also sentenced Aldrin Galicia, Alvin Labra, and Joseph Georfo after they pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of accessory.pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of accessories in the murder of Lapid.
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