SIX suspects in the shooting of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo and eight other individuals underwent inquest proceedings on Thursday afternoon before the Department of Justice (DoJ).
In an interview, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the 10 suspects who are now under the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) also expressed their willingness to be taken into the government's Witness Protection Program.
Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo, widow of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, attends the press conference of Special Task Force Degamo, at the Office of Civil Defense in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, as they update the media on the progress of its investigation. Also present during the briefing were PMGen. Jonnel Estomo, TADCO and STF Degamo head secretariat; PNP Chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr., Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr., Defense Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr., AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino, and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Director General Ricardo De Leon. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
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