DAVAO CITY, Davao del Sur, Philippines — The former police intelligence officer tagged in the 2014 slaying of Cebuano businessman and hotel owner Richard King walked out of jail here on Tuesday
Leonardo Felonia, former chief of the regional police intelligence unit here, was cleared in a decision released on Tuesday by Regional Trial Court Branch 14 acting Judge Gerardo Braganza.
The court said Paul Dave Labang, the suspected gunman who was tapped by the prosecution as the main witness, failed to prove that Felonia was indeed the mastermind.Forensic exam The only phone call that the police found was made on June 20, 2014, which was eight days after King was killed. Hence, the judge said there was no evidence that linked Felonia to King’s murder.
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