MANILA, Philippines–Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Wednesday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to serve the arrest warrant on Cedric Lee and his co-accused in the mauling of actor/host Vhong Navarro.
Cedric Lee. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
“The NBI should now implement the arrest warrant,” De Lima said adding that only Sajed “Jed” Fernandez Abuhijleh and Deniece Cornejo have posted bail for grave coercion.
“These are arrest warrant and it cannot just be disregarded,” De Lima told reporters Wednesday.
Last Friday, the Taguig Metropolitan Trial Court issued an arrest warrant for the grave coercion case filed by Navarro. Each accused has to pay P12,000 for their temporary liberty.
“If the rest of the co-accused failed to post bail on that grave coercion case, it becomes the duty of the law enforcement officers to implement it,” De Lima said.
Others who have not yet posted bail include Cedric Lee, Bernice Lee, Simeon Raz, Jose Paolo Gregorio Calma and Ferdinand Guerrero.
All the accused are facing another case for serious illegal detention before the Taguig City Regional Trial Court Branch 271. The court has yet to issue a warrant for their arrest.
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