Judge shot dead in Zamboanga del Norte; SC condemns killing

(Eagle News)–A judge was ambushed in Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, May 9.

The Supreme Court said Judge Reymar L. Lacaya of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte Regional Trial Court, Branch 11, was ambushed in the afternoon in Liloy.

No other details were available.

Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin condemned the killing, and urged the authorities to expedite their probe.

“I am urging the authorities to exert their best efforts for the immediate apprehension of those responsible for Judge Lacaya’s death,” Bersamin said.

According to the SC, Lacaya was the 30th judge to be slain while in judiciary service since 1999.