Pamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo on Wednesday said it is possible that more suspect-witnesses in the killing of her husband, Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, will recant their testimonies.
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Meanwhile, despite the recantations, Mayor Degamo said she remains hopeful that justice will be served for the death of her husband and nine others, and that peace and order will be brought back in Negros Oriental. "However, if for example, it turns out that these are allegations which cannot be supported, which is something that cannot be backed up by evidence, then the one who makes the recantation should, likewise, face the full force of the law," he added.
"Well, if you ask me, there’s a lot explaining to do because of the variants in the initial statement that was executed, this recantation, and the other statements that Rivero himself issued. So the subject or the matter of having to prove it is now with Rivero because it doesn’t follow that just because he recanted, what he is saying now is the absolute truth," he said.
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