DOJ seeks precautionary hold departure order vs Lapid slay masterminds

This undated file photo shows Bureau of Corrections Director General Gerald Bantag.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice is set to file a precautionary hold departure order against suspended Bureau of Corrections Director-General Gerald Bantag and his security officer Ricardo Zulueta, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla disclosed Tuesday.

Bantag and Zulueta are among the principal respondents of complaints filed by the National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police over the murders of radioman Percy Mabasa and Bilibid inmate Jun Villamor. 

At a chance interview with reporters Tuesday afternoon, the justice chief said he still has not spoken with Bantag while Zulueta, who was still reporting at the Bilibid when raps against him were filed, has since gone AWOL. 

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