MANILA, Philippines - The multi agency task force reinvestigating the Vizconde massacre case on Friday threw a challenge to Hubert Webb and 5 others acquitted by the Supreme Court of involvement in the gruesome massacre to subject themselves to a polygraph test to prove their innocence.
"Even if the results of the reinvestigation would show or would confirm that they are the real culprits, because of the rule on double jeopardy, 'di na naman sila makakasuhan. So if they're one with us in determining the truth and finding full and total closure to this case, we challenge them to cooperate by submitting to a polygraph test," Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said during an ambush interview with reporters after the task force's meeting at the National Bureau of Investigation Friday afternoon.
During the closed-door meeting, where former Parañaque police chief and retired police general Rogelio Pureza was invited, the task force also discussed the need to determine who Gerardo Biong was speaking to on the phone while he was cleaning up the crime scene.
De Lima said the identity of this "sir" was crucial to the task force.
"If we are to believe the account of - is that the girlfriend or mistress of Biong - Ferrer - Violita - ay supposedly noong time na iyon na nililinis na iyong scene of the crime ay meron siyang (Biong) kausap sa telephone [saying] 'Yes sir, yes sir, yes sir,'" she said.
"The identity of that 'sir' is not accounted for. Of course Biong denied that that he was talking to somebody on the phone. There were speculations on the identity of that 'sir.' Para sa amin material ‘yon at crucial ‘yon," she said.
"Kung totoong Biong was sent there to do the sanitizing or clean up of the crime he must have been receiving instructions from somebody else. Was that a superior or any powerful figure? That was never established, " De Lima said.
De Lima also said the group has yet to access other personalities from the first and second batch of suspects - the Barroso Akyat Bahay gang and the group of construction workers also implicated in the gruesome crime.
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