The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Tuesday evening (Aug. 11) confirmed the arrest of a member of the paralegal team seeking to reclaim the body of slain National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP)
QCPD Director Brig. Gen. Ronnie Montejo said that police arrested Paolo Colabres after he and lawyer Luz Perez appeared at Pink Petals Funeral Homes in La Loma, Quezon City early Tuesday morning to get the body of a certain Manuel Santiago, who was found dead inside his rented apartment in Novaliches.
Police claimed that Colabres and Perez “pretended to be the relatives of Echanis,” leading to the former’s arrest. But reporters who were present at the funeral before his arrest asserted that he identified himself as a paralegal team member and was wearing an ID. “However, upon discovery that there was no coordination from the CIDU on the release and transfer of the body, employees of Pink Petals Funeral Home together with La Loma PS 1 led by PLT Ronaldo Ambatang immediately arrested Colabres, while Atty. Perez eluded the arrest,” it added.Lt. Johanna Sazon, head of QCPD’s public information office , maintained that those claiming the victim’s body should first be able to prove his identity before taking custody of it.
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