Cop linked to abduction of Sokor businessman surrenders to NBI | Global News

Cop linked to abduction of Sokor businessman surrenders to NBI

/ 02:33 PM January 16, 2017

The policeman implicated in the abduction of a South Korean national last year surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday.

READ: Is Sokor businessman victim of ‘tokhang for ransom?’

NBI’s Public Information Chief Nick Suarez said Senior Police Officer 3 Ricky Sta. Isabel sought the NBI’s protective custody.

Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa earlier warned that Sta. Isabel should surrender or die.

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Earlier, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II informed Dela Rosa that Sta. Isabel is already with the NBI.

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Sta. Isabel was implicated in the abduction of Jee Ick-Jo, an executive official of a South Korean heavy industries firm, last Oct. 18, 2016.

Choi Kyung-jin, wife of the victim, said the kidnappers also took their personal properties like pieces of jewelry, her and their daughter’s passports and her husband’s vehicle, a black Ford Explorer with plate number ABT-1915.

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A P5-million ransom has been paid but the abductors still failed to release the victim.

READ: Family offers reward for info on missing Sokor businessman

A criminal case has been filed with the Department of Justice (DOJ). RAM

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