PNP says case of body found in Cavite already resolved
According to Torre, the incident took place in 2022. The victim is a 32-year-old Chinese fugitive who was issued a red notice by the International Criminal Police Organization.
He said that the victim is now buried at a public cemetery after his family refused to cooperate with authorities.
Torre, meanwhile, slammed critics of the government for digging up the issue.
'Hinuhukay, literal na hinukay sa baul para palabasin lang na para bang bago kasi wala na silang nakitang masama ngayon na kasing sama nu'ng panahon nila,' he said in a briefing.
(They're digging up, literally digging from the chest, just to make it seem like it's something new because they can't find anything now that's as bad as what happened during their time.) —KG, GMA Integrated News
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