The filing of murder complaints against suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. has been pushed back after several suspects-turned-witnesses in the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo have refused to cooperate, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Monday.
The filing of murder complaints against suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. has been pushed back after several suspects-turned-witnesses in the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo have refused to cooperate, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Monday.
“There are no recantations yet, but we expect that to happen. It's a tactic used by people who want to destroy their previous statements, citing several excuses but we expect these statements to hold out,” he added.Two suspects in the killing of DegamoRemulla said that the filing of murder complaints against Teves would be set back for a day and a half.
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