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Bantag questions murder raps before CA, Remulla questions legal personality
By J.Lo
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento and prosecutors who handled murder cases of former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag committed grave abuse of discretion for taking his case to trial before Las Piñas and Muntinlupa trial courts.
Bantag still at large is seeking reversal of his murder indictment for deaths of broadcaster Percy Lapid and inmate Jun Villamor before Court of Appeals (CA).
In 32-page petition, Bantag told CA that since he had asked Department of Justice (DOJ) to recuse itself from case due to his animosity with Remulla he claims could have affected outcome of his case going through with preliminary investigation is an act of "impropriety and failed to muster required neutrality of investigating prosecutor."
He said DOJ committed grave abuse of discretion by taking case under preliminary investigation despite his motion to have it heard instead by Office of the Ombudsman.
Bantag also questioned lack of evidence to link him to 2022 murder of Lapid, known legally as Percival Mabasa.
Prosecutors alleged Bantag gave instructions to kill Lapid and Villamor to his then-deputy Ricardo Zulueta, who cascaded orders to prison gang leaders.
Gang leaders then contracted hitmen Joel Escorial and members of Sputnik prison gang Sputnik who confessed to killing Lapid and Villamor.
Bantag is seeking reversal of his indictment despite Zulueta's guilty plea to lesser offenses in twin murder cases.
In response to Bantag's petition, Remulla questioned " his personality, has not submitted to jurisdiction of courts, how can the courts entertain him?"
Both Bantag and Zulueta remain at large.
Meanwhile, prison gang leaders Aldrin Galicia (Sputnik), Alfie Peñaredonda (HappyGoLucky) and Alvin Labra (Batang City Jail) have pleaded guilty as accessories to Lapid's murder.
Following suit, eight of their gang members also pleaded guilty as accomplices to Villamor's murder.
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