SC grants DoJ request to transfer Degamo slay cases to Manila court

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Mar 14, 2023 3:06 pm

THE Supreme Court has granted the request of the Department of Justice (DoJ) to transfer the cases filed in connection with the assassination of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamos to the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila.

This development was announced on Tuesday by Supreme Court spokesman Brian Hosaka who said that the request was made by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla.

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla. PHOTO BY: RENE H. DILAN

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