MANILA — The Navotas City Regional Trial Court Branch 286 has issued a warrant of arrest against policemen accused in the murder of 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar.

The arrest warrant was issued against PSSg Gerry Maliban, PSSg Antonio Bugayon, Jr., PEMS Roberto Balais, Jr, PSSg Nikko Esquilon, PCpl Edward Jade Blanco, Pat Benedict Mangada and John Does.

In the order signed by Judge Pedro Dabu, Jr., the warrant was issued after the evaluation of the resolution of the city prosecutor and supporting evidence such as the autopsy report and firearms identification report, among others.

“Considering that the accused stand charged with murder, they are not entitled to bail as a matter of course,” the court said.

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In the information filed by the Navotas City prosecutor's office before the court, the accused supposedly conspired through a series of successive fires which led to the death of Baltazar last August 2.

The killing of Baltazar was supposed to be a case of mistaken identity where policemen conducting an operation resorted to “panic firing”.

The Northern Police District (NPD) said it formed tracker teams to locate the officers.

"They have sent surrender feelers already so we are confident that we will be able to account for them," NPD Director BGen Rizalito Gapas said.

— With a report from Raffy Santos, ABS0CBN NEWS

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