Self-confessed gunman in Percy Lapid killing gets up to 16 years in prison
Joel Escorial asked the court last year to lower his penalty via a plea bargain deal
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Joel Escorial asked the court last year to lower his penalty via a plea bargain deal
A Las Piñas court has sentenced self-confessed gunman Joel Escorial to 16 years of imprisonment for the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid, a lawyer for the victim's family said Monday.
MANILA, Philippines: The self-confessed gunman of broadcaster Percival 'Percy Lapid' Mabasa was sentenced to a maximum 16 years by a Las Piñas Regional Trial Court on Monday.
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday assured United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan that "red-tagging" is not a policy of the government. Khan and officials of the DOJ led by Undersecretaries Jessie Andres and Raul Vasquez had a…
A Las Piñas court sentenced a New Bilibid Prison inmate involved in the killing of radio broadcaster Percy Lapid to up to eight years in prison, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).