Mayor Baldo surrenders
Credit to Author: ROY NARRA| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 04:45:04 +0000
SUSPENDED Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo surrendered to authorities on Friday morning, according to police.
Police Col. Wilson Asueta, Albay provincial director, confirmed to The Manila Times that Baldo was at the Legaspi Regional Trial Court Branch 10 at about 8:30 a.m.
He was accompanied by his family and a lawyer.
Baldo surrendered four days after he eluded arrest when police personnel came to his house and his office to serve the warrant of arrest against him for multiple murder and attempted murder.
He is now committed to Bureau of Jail Management and Penology District Jail in Legazpi City.
Baldo was the alleged mastermind behind the assassination of AKO-Bicol representative Rodel Batocabe and his security escort Police Master Sgt. Orlando Diaz on Dec. 22, 2018.
Batocabe was supposed to run as Daraga mayor against Baldo this upcoming election.
Baldo has been denying the accusations against him and said that he was just being used as a scapegoat by the real criminals.
Six suspects, in separate extrajudicial confessions, identified Baldo as the mastermind in the assassination.
Baldo was suspended from his position and is currently facing administrative charges filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
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