PNP intensifies manhunt on Basilan judge gunmen

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said that it intensified the manhunt for the two gunmen behind the killing of a Basilan judge.

Basilan Regional Trial Court Presiding Judge Joseph Wee Sit was shot and killed by two unidentified men early Thursday in Zamboanga City.

PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. condemned the killing of the regional judge and vowed to exhaust all resources to arrest the suspects involved.

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“An attack on any member of the judiciary is an assault on the very institution that upholds justice and the rule of law,” Nartatez stressed in a statement.

“We will leave no stone unturned in pursuing those responsible. We will exhaust all available resources to ensure their arrest and hold them accountable for this senseless crime,” he added.

Sit was said to be traveling along Tumaga-Putik Road in Brgy. Tumaga, Zamboanga City when he was ambushed by two men riding a white motorcycle.

The suspects reportedly escaped toward Tumaga bypass road.

According to an initial report issued by the PNP, the victim sustained six gunshot wounds.“Rest assured that we will protect the safety and security of the members of the court to enable them to promulgate decisions without any fear,” Nartatez said. /ms