Convicted kidnapper and carnapper Jaybee Sebastian yesterday denied that he’s a government asset as claimed by Senator Leila de Lima and blamed rogue policemen on his recent attempt of his life.
“No. ’Yun ang gusto kong linawin dito,” said Sebastian before the start of the House Committee of Justice hearing.
Sebastian said he, Peter Co, and Tony Co came to know the activities of so-called “Ninja cops” – a group of policemen involved in the illegal drug trade – and detailed their operation during the resumption of the hearing conducted by the House Committee on Justice.
He claimed that inmate Clarence Dongail, a former policeman, directed Filipino drug lords to buy shabu from high-profile Chinese inmates detained in Building 14.
After learning where the Chinese store their shabu, the “Ninja cops” would conduct a raid and divide among themselves the seized shabu that would be re-sold to the public.
“Napag-alaman din namin nina Peter Co at Tony Co ang mga gawain ng mga Ninja cops na mga galamay ni Clarence Dongail kaugnay sa raid na nangyari sa isang bodega ng shabu sa Meycauayan, Bulacan kung saan si Clarence Dongail ang nagpatrabaho nito gamit ang kanyang galamay sa mga ninja cops at pagkatapos ng raid ay maliit lamang ang kanilang idineklara na nakumpiskang shabu at malaking pursyento nito ay kanila pinagparte-partehan,” he said.
“Dahil sa aming nalaman patungkol sa naturang raid, ito ay malinaw na dahilan kung bakit pinatay si Tony Co at sinaksak ako at si Peter Co ni Clarence Dongail at mga kasama nito upang patahimikin at hindi makapagsalita tungkol dito,” he said.
In the same hearing, Sebastian confirmed the relationship between De Lima and Sanchez who called each other as “sweetie”.
“May pagkakataon na nakita ko silang dalawa na nag-holding hand at narinig ko na tinawag ni Sec. De Lima si Junel na sweetie. Sa puntong ’yun, doon ko napagtanto na sila ay may relation,” he said.
Contrary to popular perception, Sebastian said he was not “untouchable”, pointing to Herbert Colanggo as the one who is close to De Lima and the Bureau of Correction (BuCor) leadership.
“Bilang patotoo nito, nagawa nyang magpasok ng lahat ng kontrabando, babae, alak, mga mataas na kalibre ng baril, mga mamahaling gamit at magpasimuno ng ibat ibang sugal sa loob ng Bilibid kung saan ang pustahan nila ay milyun-milyung piso halos araw-araw, kasama na ang paggawa ng halos lingguhang concert ni Colangco kung saan nagpapasok siya ng truck-truck na beer at mga tao na galing sa labas ng Bilibid upang manood ng concert,”he said.
“Tahasan nya ring ipinagyayabang sa aming mga kakosa sa maximum na malakas siya kay Secretary De Lima dahil kapartido nya sa Liberal Party ang kanyang girlfriend na si Nova Parojinog na isang bise mayor at tatay nito na si Mayor Parojinog ng Ozamiz City,” he said. (Charissa M. Luci)