Police identify drug-linked prison inmate as Percy Lapid slay middleman
Police Lt. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia confirmed that the middleman who allegedly relayed the order to kill Percy Lapid is in prison but has not been convicted yet.
The middleman, identified through Joel Escorial's confession, is facing drug-related charges and is still undergoing trial.
Roy Mabasa, Lapid's brother, urged police to protect the middleman and trace the source of money deposited into Escorial’s bank account.
Escorial revealed that 'someone from Bilibid' gave the order to kill Lapid, but he has no direct knowledge or contact with the mastermind.
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