Royina Garma, former PCSO general manager and retired police colonel, faces murder and frustrated murder complaints in the Philippines over the 2019 killing of fellow retired police officer and PCSO official. Garma is currently detained in the US on a money laundering charge and cannot be extradited until her case concludes. A joint team from the PNP CIDG and NBI filed the criminal suits against Garma with the Department of Justice. The case stems from a probe into the cold case and a directive from Justice Secretary Remulla.
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“She cannot be extradited yet until her case has been concluded,” the interior chief said. Rappler has sought clarification from Garma’s camp. We will update this story once they respond. For one, it was Garma’s choice to fly to the United States even if her US visa had been canceled before. Garma waswhen she arrived in California and was placed under their custody. She was able to fly because she did not have any criminal suit at the time, and therefore had no hold departure order.
Her return is vital because if prosecutors decide to pursue the charges in court without her in the country, the court may eventually decide to archive the case against her because she would not have had the chance to explain herself to the judge. The quad committee hearings would also reveal that Barayuga was added to the drug watch list only after his killing, inviting more scrutiny on the irregularity of the drug war.
ROYINA GARMA MURDER CHARGES MONEY LAUNDERING EXTRADITION PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
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