DOJ probe of Marcos, 22 CIDG men for Espinosa slay starts Dec. 20
MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) will start on Dec. 20 its preliminary investigation of Supt. Marvin Marcos and 22 other members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) for the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. and his cell mate Raul Yap in a sub-provincial jail in Leyte last Nov. 5.
The five-member DOJ panel led by Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Lilian Doris Alejo has scheduled two hearings – December 20, 2016 and January 8, 2017 – for the preliminary investigation of the complaint filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) which claimed that CIDG team murdered Espinosa and Yap contrary to their claim that it was a shootout.
The panel issued subpoenas for Marcos and 22 other CIDG 8 members to appear in the two hearings would open at 10 a.m. at the DOJ Multi-purpose Hall.
The other officers subpoenaed were:
1. Chief Inspector Leo Daio Laraga
2. Senior Inspector Deogracia Pedong Diaz
3. Senior Inspector Fritz Bioco Blanco
4. Senior Police Officers (SPO) 4 Juanito Ampado Duarte
5. SPO4 Melvin Mendoza Caboyit
6. SPO4 Eric Palattao Constantino
7. SPO2 Benjamin Layague Dacallos
8. SPO2 Alphinor Milla Serrano Jr.
9. PO3 Johnny Abuda Ibanez,
10. PO3 Norman Tiu Abellanosa
11. PO3 Lloyd Ortinez Ortiguesa
12. PO2 Niel Patrimonio Centino
13. PO1 Bernard Rodriguez Orpilla
14. PO1 Jerlan Sadia Cabiyaan
15. Cristal Jane Briones Gisma
16. Divine Grace Baclas Songalia
17. Chief Inspector Calixto Cabardo Canillas, Jr.
18. Inspector Lucresito Adana Candelosas
19. SPO2 Antonio Romangca Docil
20. SPO1 Mark Christian Castillo Cadilo
21. PO2 John Ruel Baldevia Doculan
22. PO2 Jaime Pacuan Bacsal
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