Marcelino fails to do tell-all on Manila drug raid as officials no-show
Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino raises his hands as he lleaves DOJ building after attending the preliminary hearing at the office of Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Theodore Villanueva at the Department of Justice in Manila. EDWIN BACASMAS/Philippine Daily Inquirer File Photo
Marine Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand Marcelino failed to reveal the real reason why he was at a house in Manila last January 21 where over P380-million worth of drugs were confiscated by operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Marcelino was supposed to do a tell-all Monday which is why highest officials from the Department of Justice (DOJ), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Intelligence Service for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) Prosecutor General were invited to attend.
He said he will will be disclosing sensitive information to the said officials.
However, none of the officials attended as three of the four officials are out of the country.
Instead of proceeding with his tell-all testimony, he challenged the Philippine National Police-Anti-Illegal Drugs Group (PNP-AIDG) and PDEA to undergo a lie detector test.
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His motion, however, was turned down by Senior Deputy Prosecutor Theodore Villanueva.
Villanueva then ordered Marcelino to submit his rejoinder to the charges of conspiracy in manufacture and possession of illegal drugs under Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) Wednesday before the submission of the case for resolution. Both he and his Chinese companion Yan Yi Shuo are facing the said charges. RAM
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