MANILA, Philippines – The common-law husband of former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay’s long-time aide, who was gunned down last week, refuted the statement of a Makati police official that his wife’s killing is not an election-related crime. READ: Junjun Binay’s aide dies in hospital after Thursday’s ambushADVERTISEMENTIn a statement on Monday, Roderico Millarez tagged as “unprofessional” the statement of Chief Inspector Gideon Ines, of the Makati Police’s Criminal Investigation Division. This is to avoid any impartiality in their investigation,” Millarez said. READ: Killing of Junjun Binay’s aide not election-related“When I arrived early Saturday morning, March 23, 2019, I immediately went to the Loyola Memorial Chapel morgue to personally handle the preparation of Ms. Bernardo’s funeral wake. ADVERTISEMENT“There are certain groups of people who are taking advantage of Major Ines’ statement,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 25, 2019 08:03 UTC