THE operator of the funeral home where the remains of a South Korean kidnap-for-ransom victim Jee Ick-joo was brought has vowed to “tell all” in the case, which rocked the nation and implicated police officers.
According to Rappler , Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said the funeral home owner, Gerardo Santiago, a former police officer, had arrived from Toronto, Canada on Friday.
Aguirre was quoted as saying that Santiago is being placed under protective custody of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) due to death threats.
He added that Santiago began receiving death threats from two groups while he was still in Canada.
“He started sending feelers for his return to my office via trusted intermediaries last week. He requested that he be secured upon his arrival,” Aguirre said, as quoted by Rappler.
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The local news site also quoted NBI Deputy Director for Forensic Investigation Services Ferdinand Lavin as saying that the department had instructed the NBI to fetch Santiago at the airport.
“I can see that he’s very much afraid of his safety.
