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Solon recommends murder raps vs. Garma, Leonardo
National Police Commission (Napolcom) Commissioner Edilberto Leonardo and former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Royina Garma allegedly ordered the July 2020 killing of PCSO Board Secretary Wesley Barayuga.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Santi Mendoza testified that Leonardo and Garma hired him to find a hitman to kill Barayuga as early as October 2019, with the motive cited as Barayuga's alleged involvement in illegal drug activities.
Leonardo claimed Garma sent him a photo of Barayuga inside the PCSO building, and a synopsis linking the victim to the illegal drugs trade.
Mendoza confessed to participating in the killing and receiving a PHP300,000 payment.
Both Garma and Leonardo have denied any involvement in Barayuga's killing.
Surigao del Sur 2nd District Rep. Johnny Pimentel recommended the filing of murder charges against Garma and Leonardo, citing Mendoza's testimony that they were the masterminds.
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