Witnesses in Tentorio murder stonewalling probers
By Benjamin B. Pulta 10/28/2011A Justice official yesterday bared that the government’s ongoing probe into the killing of Italian missionary Faustino Tentorio in North Cotabato is being hampered by witnesses unwilling to cooperate with investigators.
Speaking to newsmen, Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III, chairman of the Department of Justice (DoJ) special task force on extralegal killings said they are set to visit the province next week after the long holiday break to personally talk to Fr. Tentorio’s companions at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish.
“I was told that the community has apprehension toward the local authorities there. They don’t want to talk to the military that’s why they are happy that the DoJ will investigate this case,” Baraan said.
“We don’t have a clear lead yet at this point,” he added..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20111028nat1.html
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"“I was told that the community has apprehension toward the local authorities there. They don’t want to talk to the military that’s why they are happy that the DoJ will investigate this case,” Baraan said."
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