Cedric Lee and Zimmer Raz in NBI custody. Cedric Lee and Simeon “Zimmer” Raz after being arrested in Eastern Samar on April 26. They face serious illegal detention charges in connection with the mauling of actor Vhong Navarro in January. John Consulta, GMA News
Cedric Lee and Simeon “Zimmer” Raz, who are both accused of mauling TV host and actor Vhong Navarro, will be brought to Manila from Eastern Samar on Sunday morning.
According to a GMA News flash report aired Saturday evening, the two were supposed to be brought to Manila Saturday but the National Bureau of Investigation failed to get them on a flight in time.
Once in Manila, they will be detained at the NBI headquarters in Manila. They will be confined in a small room there, a report on GMA’s “24-Oras” said Saturday.
Video footage of the cramped room showed that it has its own toilet, and has an electric fan and a chair.
According to Justice Secretary Leila De Lima, she instructed the NBI to immediately bring Lee and Raz back to Manila after their arrest.
“Well, if possible ngayon talaga sila dadalhin kasi my instruction really is as soon as possible. Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, for as long as they (NBI) are able to arrange for their transport here,” De Lima said.
Meanwhile, NBI director Virgilio Mendez said they had been monitoring the group’s moves for days.
According to NBI assistant regional director Jun de Guzman, Lee and Raz initially evaded the arresting team when it tried to apprehend them in a resort in Dolores, Eastern Samar on Friday.
Lee and Raz were caught in Oras town in Eastern Samar on Saturday morning on serious illegal detention charges.
De Lima said authorities are still for the other suspects in the attack on Navarro, including model-stylist Deniece Cornejo. — Andrei Medina/JDS, GMA News
