The three agents of the National Police of Philippines (PNP) accused by the Prosecutor’s Office of their country of the murder of Spanish businessman Diego Bello They will not go free, at least for now. The victim’s family breathes relief:
On Monday, a hearing was scheduled in the Dapa Court, which is investigating the case, in which the defense of the police officers Vicente Panuelos, Roel Azarcon and Nido Boy Cortez they were looking for the bailment of the three alleged perpetrators of the murder of A Coruña Diego Bello. However, in the end it has not been held.
“The judge handling the case, which is the court of dapawhere Diego lived and where he was killed, alleges to suspend the hearing a request that the family had made, through our lawyers in Philippinesso that the case and trial will be transferred to the capital, Manila. Since the Philippine Supreme Court has not yet ruled on this petition, it says that they will not rule on pending matters until the highest court rules and determines whether the case will continue in court. dapa or are you going to move to Manila», explains to El Debate the spokesman for the family of Diego BelloFrancisco Lafuente.
Why does Diego’s family prefer the trial to be held in the Philippine capital? “She is a recommendation made to us by our lawyers. They understand that in Manila Greater follow-up could be carried out, the case could be dealt with more quickly and in some way guarantee that the trial will be, in quotes, fairer”, details the family spokesman.
As for yesterday’s abortive hearing, Philippine law is clear: it expressly prohibits bail for defendants in murder cases. But the family has breathed a sigh of relief because they did not fully trust: «fear is always there. Knowing how the police and justice in general work in Philippines there can always be a surprise. It is already known that lawyers and judges can give the law all the necessary twists… Not there, everywhere. It is logical that the lawyers for the police officers would request that, defending their clients. The law literally says that those accused of murder cannot be released on bailYes, but it must be remembered that the three were on the run for months from justice and there was not much concern in arresting them, although they were still armed. If this happened then, now it could have happened that they were released… Be careful, and this can still happen even in Manila“, Explain The fountain.
The three police officers entered prison in February of this year, when they turned themselves in after having been whereabouts unknown to justice for a period of ten months.
Are accused of murder and also of alteration of evidence. It should be remembered that to justify that Beautiful was shot dead on January 8, 2020, what the family of A Coruña considers a false police report in which he was accused of being the main drug trafficker on the island. The subsequent investigationsby the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) –Philippine–, They concluded that it had been a setup and that the Galician was murdered, presumably at the hands of the three agents.
In the event that the Philippine Supreme Court determines that the file be transferred, it would assign the case to a Manila court and it would be this court that would have to decide on release of the agents before the trial.
