CIO Richard Ligad, humarap na sa media ukol sa umano'y pag-torture kay Leobert: "Kalokohan"

- CIO Richard Ligad faced the media and granted an interview concerning the accusations of Leobert Dasmariñas against him

- He was accused by Leobert as having tortured him into confession

- Ligad said that such accusations were "kalokohan" and was really surprised when his name was dragged by Leobert

- While surprised, he said in Radyo Bandera Philippines' report that he is not worried over such accusations because they are all lies

CIO Richard Ligad, whose name was dragged by one of the suspects in the Jovelyn Galleno case, Leobert Dasmariñas, as someone who allegedly tortured the latter into admission, said that the accusations were "kalokohan," Radyo Bandera Philippines.

Ligad described the accusation of Leobert, saying that he was one of those who dictated the admission to the killing and assault of Jovelyn, as "kalokohan."

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Ligad explained that when they saw Leobert, the skeleton remains of Jovelyn were already found.

He further stated that when they arrived at the Pulang Lupa, Leobert was not there already, but was in the station.

In his statement, he said that when they arrived at the station, along with a member of the media, that was the first time that he saw Leobert and he was asked right then and there about the crime.

That was the first time and nothing more, as per Ligad.

The next time around was when he showed the area to the authorities.

Jovelyn Gallano is a 22-year-old employee working in a mall in Palawan. She went missing on August 5. According to her sister, her employer said that Jovelyn already signed out from her work around 6:30 p.m. on that day. She was still able to send a message to her sister but she wasn’t able to go home anymore.

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The National Bureau of Investigation in Palawan stated that the DNA examination result released by PNP on the death of Jovelyn Galleno is reliable. Based on the result of the DNA examination by the PNP, it was a 99.99% match with that of Jovelyn's. According to the NBI Palawan, the samples used by PNP passed through the National PNP experts. The samples were sent from Puerto Princesa, and such results could not easily be manipulated, as per the NBI.

A video of the mother and sister of Jovelyn Galleno has gone viral. They were left in tears after the DNA examination result was revealed to them by the PNP. The mother of Jovelyn was wiping her tears as she was on her way out of the police office where they came to know of the results. PNP has already confirmed that the skull and bones, initially suspected to be of Jovelyn's, were actually hers.

Source: KAMI.com.gh