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DOJ sets preliminary investigation on murder complaint vs 'killer' of broadcaster Percy Lapid

Published Oct 20, 2022 05:50 pm

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) failed to resolve on Thursday, Oct. 20, the murder complaint filed against self-confessed killer of radio broadcaster Percival Mabasa, better known as Percy Lapid.

Aside from Joel S. Escorial, who admitted he shot Percy Lapid thrice last Oct. 3, also charged by the Philippine National Police (PNP) before the DOJ were brothers Edmon and Israel Dimaculangan, and a person identified only as “Orly” or “Orlando.”

In a press statement, the DOJ said that Escorial “requested for a preliminary investigation and executed a waiver of his rights under the Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended.”

“Thus, the case is set for preliminary investigation on 24 October 2022,” the DOJ said.

Article 125 of the RPC states that penalties will be imposed “upon the public officer or employee who shall detain any person for some legal ground and shall fail to deliver such person to the proper judicial authorities within the period of twelve (12) hours, for crimes or offenses punishable by light penalties, or their equivalent; eighteen (18) hours, for crimes or offenses punishable by correctional penalties, or their equivalent and thirty-six (36) hours, for crimes, or offenses punishable by afflictive or capital penalties, or their equivalent.”

With his waiver, Escorial can be detained until the termination of the preliminary investigation he requested.

Following Escorial’s surrender, police officials of the Las Pinas City Police Station presented him for inquest before the DOJ in Manila last Oct. 18 for the murder of Percy Lapid.

During the inquest proceedings, the DOJ said that Escorial, in the presence of his private counsel, “voluntarily re-affirmed his affidavit (Extra Judicial Confession), admitting among others, the killing of Percy Lapid.”

“He acknowledged that on 03 October 2022, at around 8:30 P.M., in Aria Street, Sta. Ceclia Village, Brgy. Talon Dos, Las Pinas City, he shot Percy Lapid three (3) times using a caliber .45 pistol, and that he was accompanied by Israel Adao Dimaculangan, Edom Adao Dimaculangan and a certain alias Orly/Orlando,” the DOJ said.

“They planned and executed the same upon the inducement or order of a certain Crisanto Palana Villamor, also known as ‘Idoy,’ who promised to pay them P550,000,” it said.

The DOJ also said Escorial revealed that his three co-respondents were instructed to join him “because a certain Christopher Bacoto (Yoyoy), also known as ‘Jerry Sandoval,’ talked to his companions to help him in killing Percy Lapid.”

Since Jerry Sandoval and Crisanto Palana Villamor were not included in the murder complaint, the DOJ said “the investigators of Las PInas City Police Station and the CIDG (Criminal Investigation and Detection Group), Philippine National Police (PNP), were directed to conduct further investigation of the personalities named in the affidavit of Escorial to determine their whereabouts and participation, whether directly or indirectly, and include them all in the complaint as respondents or charge them accordingly.”

TAGS: #DOJ #Percy Lapid #Escorial

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