A new investigation has disproven the first official explanation of the 2020 killing, which claimed the 32-year-old Spaniard was a drug lord who had died in a shootout
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday said the trial of the three policemen charged with murder for their alleged involvement in the killing of Spanish businessman Diego Bello Lafuente can now proceed following their surrender to the Philippine National Police (PNP). The policemen identified as Police Capt. Wise Vicente…
MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered the filing of murder and planting of evidence charges against three police officers tagged in the death of a Spanish national in Siargao Island two years ago. In a statement Friday, the DOJ said the Office of the Prosecutor General, in a resolution dated February 9, charged Capt. Wise Vicente Panuelos, Staff Sgt. Ronel Pazo, and Staff Sgt. Nido Boy Cortes with murder and planting of evidence for the death of Spaniard Diego Lafuente. "The information for murder and planting of evidence will be filed at the Regional Trial Court, 13th Judicial Region, Surigao del Norte," Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento said. The Spanish Embassy in Manila has pursued Lafuente's case with DOJ Secretary Menardo Guevarra last October asking the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the case. Police officers claimed Lafuente, a resident of the island, is a key drug personality in the area who shot it out with law enforc
Department of Justice The Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun conducting the preliminary investigation of the murder complaint filed against three policemen for the Jan. 8, 2020 killing of Spanish national Diego Lafuente during illegal drugs operations in Siargao Islands, Surigao del Norte. J
Department of Justice The government of Spain has sought justice for its citizen, Diego Lapuente, who was killed during an illegal drugs operation conducted by the police in Siargao Islands, Surigao del Norte on Jan. 8, 2020. Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said “the Spanish ambassa