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PEOPLE Vs. Raymundo C. Pascual

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RAYMUNDO PASCUAL y CARLOS, RUSTICO MORELOS y de la Cruz, MARIO SALVADOR y Reyes, and VIRGILIO GUTIERREZ y de la Cruz, defendants-appellants. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Gutierrez & Alo Law Offices for Mrs. Paula Vda. de Galgo. Alejandro F. de Santos for defendants-appellants Pascual, Morelos and Salvador.

G.R. No. 42769 | 1991-12-05

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

This case is especially disturbing because officers of the law are the accused rather than the accusers and there are suspicious overtones of extortion and official cover-up. The victim was a humble law-abiding citizen. His death could have been hushed up and lightly treated were it not for his widow's determination to bring the criminals to justice.

When Olympio Galgo was shot to death in Kalookan City, at about 2 o'clock in the morning of March 27, 1971, several investigations were conducted, resulting in diverse findings and recommendations.

Two hours after the incident, Pat. Virgilio Gutierrez declared in...