MANILA, Philippines — Public Attorney’s Office chief Persida Acosta said that an autopsy by the agency suggests that Richard Santillan III, aide of lawyer Glenn Chong, was tortured before he was killed. According to police, Santillan and his female companion were killed in an operation in Barangay San Andres, Cainta, Rizal on December 11. PAO autopsy shows Richard Santillan, slain aide of lawyer Glenn Chong, was tortured before he was killed in supposed shootout with police. Santillan is the aide of Chong, a former Biliran representative now running for senator. Chong believes that his aide was not killed in an “encounter.”READ: Cainta ‘shootout’ fatality is lawyer’s security aide“I have no enemies except for Comelec and Smartmatic.

Source: Philippine Star December 18, 2018 08:52 UTC