Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano IV said charges have been filed in court against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag for his alleged involvement in the murders of broadcaster Percy Lapid and inmate Jun Villamor.
Philippine prosecutors will charge the country’s former prisons chief with murder, alleging he “masterminded” the killing of a prominent journalist in the capital Manila, the justice ministry said Tuesday.
Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors have found probable cause to indict suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag for the alleged murder of broadcaster Percy Lapid and inmate Jun Villamor.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the plunder complaint filed against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag at the Department of Justice (DOJ) will be transferred to the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB).
The camp of suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag plans to raise before the Court of Appeals (CA) the refusal of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to inhibit from probing the Percy Lapid slay case.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) panel of prosecutors wrapped up the preliminary investigation of murder complaints against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag.
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Acting Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. has filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) a plunder case against suspended BuCor Director General Gerald Bantag.
Suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag has been ordered by a panel of prosecutors to submit on Feb. 8 his counter-affidavit in response to the murder complaints against him.
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Acting Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. is seeking the help of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to look into the bank accounts of suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag in connection with an ongoing plunder investigation.
Lawyer Rocky Balisong, the legal counsel of suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag, filed a motion for reconsideration that appealed the denial of his pleading seeking the inhibition of the panel prosecutors from conducting the preliminary investigation of his murder complaints.
