Military nab soldier tagged in killings of activists in CL - DOJ
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that an Army soldier described as a “most wanted man” for his alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings has been detained.
Justice Secretary Agens Devanadera, in a statement, said Wilfredo Layug Jr. is currently being detained by the Philippine Army.
The statement said that the Presidential Task Force Against Political Violence or TF-211 led by Justice Undersecretary Ricardo Blancaflor worked on the search for Layug.
Blancaflor, in the statement, said Layug used the aliases Ka Bong, Virgilio Layug, Wilfredo T. Yumul and Leodegardo Yumul Jr.
Layug was identified as a Private First Class in the Philippine Army.
He was reportedly arrested by the Provost Marshall Office of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Layug was reportedly charged with involvement in 8 extrajudicial killings “involving militants and political activists that are based mostly in Region 3 (Central Luzon).” He reportedly has 6 pending warrants of arrest.
The detained soldier would reportedly undergo “processing “ for a number of military offenses he has also been reportedly charged with. After this, the statement said, the National Bureau of Investigation would then serve the warrants of arrest.
The statement also said that the justice secretary expressed gratitude to the Philippine Army for its cooperation in Layug’s arrest.
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YOU SHOULD RESIGN COL BRAWNER
Masuwerteng maituturing si Noriel Rodriguez dahil matapos ang 10-araw na pagkawala nito ay natagpuan pa rin siyang buhay ng kanyang mga kaanak sa isang kampo ng 17th Infantry Battalion ng Philippine Army sa lalawigan ng Cagayan.
Matinding torture ang inabot ni Rodriguez sa kamay ng mga hinihinalang intelligence operatives ng 17th IB matapos itong dukutin noong Setyembre 6 sa bayan ng Gonzaga sa Cagayan.
COLONEL BRAWNER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN YOUR FULLY AIRCONDITIONED OFFICE? YOU ARE A HIGHLY PAID USELESS OFFICER...YOU ARE BUT A KILLER LIKE THE ANAD GROUP..17TH IB?
WHO IS THE MASTERMIND
THE SPIRIT DIRECTED HIM TO DO THE KILLINGS?... COL. BRAWNER WILL SAY AGAIN THAT THESE ARE ALL IMAGINATIONS... BECAUSE BRAWNER IS A BRAWLER..HE IS A TALKING KILLING MACHINE...HE IS TALKING WITHOUT VERIFYING HIS FACTS...THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE HAVE THESE ENDLESS WARS WITH THESE NPA AND MILF/MNLF TERRORISTS...