MANILA, Philippines — The alleged gunman and Pasay City police officer on Monday retracted his claims that he was paid by a businessman to shoot international race car driver Enzo Pastor.
In his counter-affidavit submitted to the Department of Justice, PO2 Edgar Angel rejected his earlier judicial confession where he said Domingo de Guzman, the alleged lover of Pastor's wife Dalia Guerrero Pastor was behind the murder.
Angel claimed that the Quezon City Police forced him to admit to the crime and tag De Guzman and Pastor's widow, who is still at large for being a suspect.
He said has no knowledge of Pastor's murder and his earlier "confession" followed a "script" given to him by Quezon City police. - with reports from Edu Punay
This is a developing story.