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MANILA – Former Ozamiz city councilor Ricardo “Ardot” Parojinog died in detention due to cardiac arrest, police said Saturday, while ruling out foul play behind the high-profile suspect’s death.
Spokesperson for the Philippine National Police Police Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said ANC investigators found no signs of violence inside the cell where Parojinog was found dead on Friday morning.
“From this moment on we are ruling him out because there were no indications of violence that occurred during the night and when examining his body, there were no physical injuries or violence on his body,” Banac said.
“Then, according to the determination of the city health official, it was determined that the cause of death was a cardiopulmonary arrest,” he said.
Parojinog, who faces multiple charges, including murder, was brought to the city of Ozamiz on Thursday from the PNP Custody Center in Quezon City for a court hearing. He had been detained at the PNP headquarters facilities since his arrest in 2018.
Banac said that a COVID-19 test was administered to Parojinog’s body and that police are awaiting the results.
He said the investigation report could be released “early next week.”
“Initially, statements were taken from all the police involved in the security (of Parojinog),” he said.
Parojinog was the younger brother of the late mayor of the city of Ozamiz, Reynaldo “Aldong” Parojinog, whom President Rodrigo Duterte linked to illegal drug trafficking. The mayor, along with more than a dozen people, was killed in a drug bust in July 2017.
Parojinog, who was linked to the Kuratong Baleleng crime syndicate, went into hiding for 10 months before being arrested in Taiwan in 2018 for entering the country using illegal documents. He was sentenced to 3 months in prison and a fine of NT $ 1,000 (about P1,750) per day.
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