NBI seeks autopsy report on slain Taiwanese fisherman

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines—The team of investigators from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will ask for an autopsy report on the Taiwanese fisherman who was killed last May 9 along northern Philippines, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Tuesday.

De Lima said the relatives of Hung Shih-Cheng turned down the request of the NBI eight-man team to re-autopsy the victim.

“We cannot force them [family] to agree to a re-autopsy,” De Lima told reporters Tuesday.

She said the Philippines has the same policy of asking the family of the victim for permission before conducting an autopsy.

Aside from the re-autopsy, the NBI team headed by Division head agent Daniel Deganzo is also set to examine the fishing vessel and interview its crew.