Philippine probe: police murdered drug-linked mayor in jail
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government’s investigation agency says it has filed murder complaints against two dozen police officers and personnel after an investigation found they shot to death a jailed mayor linked to illegal drugs.
The National Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday the Nov. 5 shooting death of Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. and another inmate, Raul Yap, in their cells at a jail in the central province of Leyte was a “rubout” and not a gunbattle as claimed by the law enforcers.