NBI to file charges against Barayuga assassination suspects next month

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) plans to file criminal charges next month against those involved in the assassination of retired police general Wesley Barayuga, who was also a PCSO board secretary.

During a House quad committee meeting on Tuesday, NBI Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin informed members that the investigation is nearing completion and charges will be filed within three weeks.

Lavin stated that the NBI awaits forensic examination results from Barayuga's gadgets provided by his wife, which are crucial for their reports.

The deputy director confirmed that the agency should have completed its examinations in two to three weeks and will proceed with filing cases against those involved.

In September, Police Lt. Col. Santi Mendoza testified before the quadcom implicating former PCSO general manager Royina Garma and retired police colonel Edilberto Leonardo as masterminds behind Barayuga's fatal ambush near the PCSO office in Mandaluyong City on July 30, 2020.