NBI files criminal complaint against Cedric Lee et al.

MANILA, Philippines—The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against Cedric Lee, his sister Bernice, Deniece Cornejo and several others in connection with the attack on comedian and TV host Vhong Navarro.

The Lee siblings, Cornejo, a certain Ferdinand Guerrero, Zimmer Rance, an alias Mike, a John and Peter Does have been slapped with a complaint for Serious Illegal Detention, Serious Physical Injuries, Grave Threats, Grave Coercion, Unlawful Arrest and threatening to publish and offer to prevent such publication for a compensation, according to the Department of Justice records.

The NBI’s complaint is based on the testimonies of security guard Lero Garvin, Navarro’s driver Rommel dela Cruz, and the CCTV footage, among others.

Cornejo and Lee failed to appear before the NBI.

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