The Philippine National Police (PNP) is looking at former cop Michael Guiang as the “brains” in the killing of beauty pageant contestant Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitshak Cohen. “Malinaw naman na po, sabi ko nga po ang tinatakbo nating motibo ay ito nga pong pinaka-utak at main player po dito ay itong si Guiang po na siya po may direct contact dito sa pamilya at siya po ang nakapag-engganyo dito sa dalawang biktima na pumunta noong June 21 at makipagkita po sa kanya,” PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Jean Fajardo said in a press briefing. (It's clear, like I told you, the motive we are pursuing is that the brain and main player here is Guiang who has direct contact with (Lopez’) family and is the one who enticed the two victims to meet him on June 21.
) “Doon pa rin ang direction natin. Meron talagang axe to grind itong si Guiiang, because gusto niyang bawiin yung na-isanla niyang lupa dito kina Geneva na na-remata na dahil na hindi na nga niya nabawi at nabayaran yung kanyang utang,” she added. (The direction of the investigation is still there.
Guiang really has an axe to grind because he wants to take back the land he mortgaged to Geneva which has been foreclosed because he failed to pay his debt.) According to Fajardo, other suspects were offered money for their participation in the crime. One of these was “Junjun”, who was offered P50,000, and was the one who told police the location of the quarry site where the bodies were buried.
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