Dumlao tagged as mastermind in Jee slay

MANILA, Philippines - Supt. Rafael Dumlao, the immediate superior of prime suspect Senior Police Officer 3 Ricky Sta. Isabel, is the mastermind behind the kidnapping and murder of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo, President Duterte said yesterday, citing investigation reports.

Duterte gave Dumlao 24 hours to surrender or a P5-million reward would be offered for his capture, dead or alive.

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa later informed the President that Dumlao was already in police custody.

Duterte has given the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) two days to produce its three assets involved in the kidnapping and murder of Jee, or heads will start to roll.

“I’ll just give them maybe 48 hours. And if they cannot be located and they surrendered to the NBI it would be a dereliction of duty on the part of the officials of the NBI. We’ll allow them to go around,” the President said in a press conference in Malacañang yesterday.

He threatened to remove NBI director Dante Gierran from his post if the agency does not produce the assets.

“The worst is, if you don’t produce them, I might relieve you. You made them assets yet these sons of b****** ended up being the criminals,” Duterte said.

He recalled that when Gierran asked to be appointed as NBI chief, he asked him if he is ready to kill agents who committed crimes.

“Your (Dante) answer to me was ‘Yes sir.’ So I will rely on your guarantee. They are your assets. You know where they are,” the President said.