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'Suspect in Evangelista slay can walk free anytime'
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 01/24/2011 10:16 AM | Updated as of 01/24/2011 11:27 AM


MANILA, Philippines - The suspected leader of a notorious carjacking syndicate can walk free from police custody anytime because there is no standing warrant for his arrest, a police official said Monday.

Central Luzon police director Chief Superintendent Allan Purisima admitted they cannot hold suspect Raymond Dominguez since he was the one who sought protective custody after being linked to the murders of Emerson Lozano, son of lawyer Oliver Lozano, and car dealer Venson Evangelista.

"He is in voluntary custody. We have no reason to hold him because there is no warrant of arrest. He wanted protection because he fears for his life," Purisima told ABS-CBN News.

Purisima said public prosecutors should first conduct a preliminary investigation and then file charges before a court of law. He said the court will evaluate if there is a case and then issue an arrest warrant.

Dominguez, 29, and his brother, Roger, were earlier identified by the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group as the leaders of 1 of 3 major carjacking syndicates operating in Central Luzon.

Raymond, who is facing separate 19 counts of car theft and robbery, voluntarily turned himself over to the Bulacan Provincial Police last Saturday.

Raymond has denied any links to the Lozano and Evangelista slays, saying that he and his brother are now being used as fall guys.

He also denied knowing Alfred Mendiola (a.k.a. Allan Torres) and Ferdinand "Batibot" Parulan, the 2 suspects who were linked to the Evangelista killing. The 2 suspects said it was the Dominguez brothers who masterminded the killing of Evangelista and Lozano.
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