Thursday, January 15, 2009

Ex-Governor Antonio Leviste guilty of homicide

Former Batangas governor Antonio Leviste is guilty of homicide in the death of his long-time aide Rafael de las Alas in 2007, a local court has ruled.

A Makati City regional trial court Branch 150 sentenced former Batangas governor Antonio Leviste on Wednesday to 12 years in prison for shooting dead his long-time buddy Rafael delas Alas.

Leviste claimed that he killed De las Alas in self-defense during an argument on Jan. 12, 2007, at the LPL Tower in Legaspi Village, Makati City.

Alameda gave Leviste 6 to 12 years of imprisonment and ordered the former governor to pay P100,000 in moral and civil damages.

The verdict was handed by the judge two years after Leviste shot delas Alas inside his office in LPL Tower in Legaspi Village, Makati City on Jan. 12, 2007.

source: abs-cbnNEWS.com

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