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Speaker calls for investigation into murder of witness under WPP By Charlie V. Manalo and Gina Peralta-Elorde 05/11/2012

Friday, May 11, 2012

DILG SECRETARY DISCLOSES YOUNGER BROTHER OF DOMINGUEZ CAR THEFT SYNDICATE LEADERS NOW A SUSPECT IN SUNDAY SLAY

Speaker calls for investigation into murder of witness under WPP

By Charlie V. Manalo and Gina Peralta-Elorde 05/11/2012

House Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte yesterday expressed disgust over the killing of a witness under the protection of the government through the Witness Protection Program (WPP), saying a congressional inquiry into the controversy should be initiated by the appropriate legislative committee.

Belmonte said the murder of state witness Alfred “Bading” Mendiola and two other men is “something worth looking into as it raises serious problems in the way government is securing vital witnesses against the accused.

Mendiola was the government witness who had positively identified alleged carjacking syndicate kingpins Roger and Raymond Dominguez as the masterminds in the kidnapping and murder of car dealer Venson Evangelista last year..... MORE

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