Wife of slain Korean appeals for swift resolution of murder case

The wife of slain South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo made an emotional appeal for the Philippine government to expedite the resolution of her husband’s case wherein some police officers are involved.

Choi Kyung-jin, speaking through an interpreter, made the call before the Senate public order and dangerous drugs wrapped up its first hearing into Jee Ick Joo’s murder case that happened inside the PNP headquarters at Camp Crame.

“Justice must be served by showing that the criminals are being penalized and being punished for offense that they were doing,” Choi said on Thursday, January 26 before the committee chaired by Sen. Panfilo Lacson.

“I’ll be keeping an eye out until justice is completely served and until the end of this case. It is not only the Filipino citizens but also Korean citizens in the Philippines and in Korea are keeping an eye on the situation.”

Her voice cracked when she told lawmakers she believes her husband is also eager to see justice is achieved. “And my husband who is in heaven is also waiting for justice to be served.”

Lacson said he hopes that law enforcement authorities and other government personnel present at the hearing would heed her call.

“I believe everyone heard you and they would take note of that. The entire Filipino nation would be behind you on this,” Lacson assured Choi.

But against this backdrop, the Department of Justice is keen on supporting the National Bureau of Investigation’s plan to file a petition asking the Angeles City Regional Trial Court to allow a reinvestigation of Jee’s case at the preliminary investigation.

NBI director Dante Gierran said the police aim to conduct polygraph tests on SPO3 Sta. Isabel, the primary suspect in the case, and on Supt. Raphael Dumlao, whom he accused as the mastermind behind Jee’s killing.

Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II noted that the Public Attorney’s Office is also ready to file a petition for reinvestigation since “they wanted to have a chance to submit the counter-affidavit of their client.” Sta. Isabel hired state lawyers to defend him after his private legal counsels inhibited from his case.

Sponsor “And so, I think if that motion would be filed, I think we could ask the PAO this afternoon, then that could be a staging point in the suggestion of Chief Gierran,” he said.

Lacson, however said, such move would be unfavorable to Jee’s widow. “The downside is on the complainant, the victim. How long will it take to conduct the reinvestigation? That’s the problem here, because it will take another three months.”

But Aguirre assured the reinvestigation won’t take another three months: “At the most it would be less than one month, Mr. Chair.”

Aguirre also vowed to help the NBI and the PNP thresh out their investigation on the case and proceed with it amicably. “And if there’s a chance that they would be together in their findings but in the event that there would be some discrepancies in the two findings, then that would be up to the handling prosecutor to decide the same which version is the more credible.

“But hopefully, we won’t go to that. And hopefully during the reinvestigation the Police and the NBI would agree on what course of action or what theory of the case to take,” the DOJ chief stressed.

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