Two Pinoys in death of Japanese couple charged March 23
CHARGES against the two Filipinos arrested in Japan for allegedly abandoning the bodies of a married couple in Tokyo are expected to be out by March 23.
In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview on Monday, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said Bryan Jefferson Lising dela Cruz, 34, and Hazel Ann Baguisa Morales, 30, who were rearrested on March 1, are staying longer in police detention due to new evidence found against them.
They cannot receive visits from their families as they wait for the final decision regarding the investigation, de Vega said.
“Hindi sila nakakulong ngayon, puwede mong sabihing kulong pero hindi sa kulungan ng preso, police detention, iba ‘yun, iba ‘yung lugar noon for criminal investigation,” he added.
The new evidence was released through Japanese media but the police have not said anything about it.
“Ang evidence daw according to papers, ‘yung DNA raw nung dalawa, nakita sa residence at ‘yung sa babae pa raw kasama pa sa murder weapon sa kutsilyo. Meron din daw silang evidence via CCTV na bumili ‘yung babae ng mga daggers before nangyari ‘yung insidente,” he said.
De Vega said the two did not admit committing the murder of the Japanese couple.
“Wala silang inaamin sa pulis, wala silang inaamin na kasabwat sila rito or what,” he said.
“According to Ambassador Albano in Japan, they have a few more days to wrap up the investigation, kung ano na ‘yung final decision ng piskal at malalaman natin roughly March 23 at kung sasampahan sila ng kaso na double murder,” he added. Philippine News Agency
