Daraga mayor seeks transfer to Manila of murder trial due to threats
Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 02:31:44 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo has appealed to judicial authorities to move to Manila the venue of his murder trial allegedly after receiving death threats in Legazpi City.
In a statement on Friday, Baldo said that he received death threats from personalities whom he believes “are the true [perpetrators] behind the assassination of AKO Bicol Party-list Rep. Rodel Botacabe and his police escort.
Earlier, the Philippine National Police (PNP) tagged Baldo as the alleged mastermind behind the killing of Botacabe and his police escort, SPO2 Orlando Diaz. /jpv
READ: PNP: Daraga mayor is Batocabe slay ‘mastermind’
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