Palace vows justice for lawyer slain in Negros Oriental

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has directed a "thorough" investigation on the recent killing of a human rights lawyer in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, MalacaƱang announced Thursday, July 25.

"[Duterte] has already ordered a thorough probe on the incident to determine who these perpetrators are and to ascertain the motive of the ambush," Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement.

Lawyer Anthony Trinidad was shot dead while driving his car in his hometown in Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental Tuesday afternoon, July 23. His wife, Novie Maria, survived the incident.

Panelo assured Trinidad's family that his killers would be brought to justice.

He gave the assurance as he expressed Palace's "strong condemnation" of the ambush in Negros Oriental that led to Trinidad's death.

"The Office of the President strongly condemns the killing of Atty. Anthony Trinidad by two gunmen aboard a motorcycle in Negros Oriental, as well as the infliction of bodily harm upon his wife," Panelo said.

"We will prosecute these killers and ensure that they will face the appropriate punishment for such criminal act, as we commit to deliver justice not just for the family of Atty. Trinidad but for the entire Filipino community," he added.

Trinidad was reportedly among the personalities included in a hit list by an alleged anti-communist group called Kawsa Guihulnganon Batok Komunista.

Panelo is confident that justice would be served for Trinidad's untimely death.

"Lawyers are officers of the court and they help in the dispensation of justice, and we cannot further stress the atrociousness of the act should it be discovered that the felony is work-related," he said. (SunStar Philippines)

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