In a statement, the Department of Justice said the cops face four counts of murder for the ambush of Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo P. Aquino, two of his aides and a civilian who got caught in the shooting.
They also face one count of frustrated murder after one of the victims survived the attack. The cases will be filed at a Calbayog City regional trial court.“The defenses of denial, alibi and self-defense interposed by the respondent police personnel cannot be given weight in light of the positive assertions of the witnesses,” the Justice department said in the statement.Mr. Aquino became mayor of Calbayog in Samar province after Mayor Reynaldo S. Uy was assassinated in 2011.
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