The DOJ is now looking at “designating” suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. as a terrorist over his alleged role in the massacre of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and eight others. | MAgerINQ
But when the cases were filed individually against those allegedly behind the massacre, the DOJ chief said they could not immediately file an anti-terror case as this would take “a lot of legal theory and a lot of research” to prove a terrorism case.
Immediately filing an anti-terror case based on the crimes that happened might just “prejudice other convictions that can be secured easily with the same punishment for multiple murder,” Remulla further pointed out. “However, as a solution to the impasse here about the surrender of Congressman Teves, we are looking at designating him or proscribing him as a terrorist—to have him proscribed by the Court of Appeals and designated by the Anti-Terror Council because of the acts that happened,” he said.
“Because the other persons [are] in custody already, there’s no more need, but as far Congressman Teves is concerned, we may need for him to be designated and proscribed,’ the DOJ chief also said.and eight others massacre, which was later dubbed the Pamplona massacre.
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