Gov’t working with South Korea to find out if mafia exists
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The Philippine government is already coordinating with the South Korean government to shed light on the possible existence of a mafia as part of its probe on the death of Jee Ick-joo.
“Our office is coordinating and contacting the Korean embassy if they have a police attaché or anyone to that effect that could help us about this Korean mafia if ever it exists,” Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II told reporters.
He said during his five month stint at the Clerk Development Corporation (CDC), he already heard of Koreans versus Koreans.
Jee was abducted and killed the same day on Oct. 18, 2016 inside the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) main headquarters in Camp Crame.
The perpetrators still asked the family for an P8-million ransom of which P5-million was given.
Aguirre said it appeared that the kidnapping was an afterthought.
“If the target is to ask for ransom, why would you kill the victim a few hours after abducting him,” Aguirre asked.
He said the Korean mafia theory will also be covered by the Philippine National Police-National Bureau of Investigation joint task force that is handling the Jee Ick-joo slay case.
“Every angle and theory will be covered by the Joint Investigation,” Aguirre said. JE
