A lawmaker said that other witnesses can prove former PCSO Chief Royina Garma's statement regarding the Duterte administration's extra-judicial killings but have refused to testify.
In an interview on Dos Por Dos on Monday, Second District Congressman Romeo Acop stated that one of the challenges faced by the House of Representatives' Quad Committee is convincing other witnesses to testify and corroborate Garma's claim.
Last Friday, during the Quad Committee’s hearing into the probe of Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, Garma claimed that the national scale of the drug war was modeled after Davao City's approach.
Garma also alleged that there was a reward system based on the "level" of the arrest and/or killing.
Acop noted that the Quad Committee is still in the process of verifying Garma’s claims, as they have yet to invite the individuals mentioned by Garma.
"Titingnan natin dahil 'di pa naman naiimbita ang mga tao na binabanggit ni Garma. Kung matanong baka naman magsabi sila ng totoo," said Acop.
Meanwhile, Acop remains unconvinced that Royina Garma has fully disclosed the truth.
"Sa dami dami ng mga taong humarap sa akin at hinarap ko noong ako ay nag-iimbestiga rin ay alam ko naman... nabasa ka na rin lang naman, e maligo ka na. Ibig sabihin noon ay nagsabi ka ng konti ay ituloy-tuloy mo na," he added.
As a former investigator, Acop said Garma "hasn't come out clean."
Acop mentioned that the next hearing is scheduled for October 24.
