CEBU - The camp of road rage suspect David Lim Jr. claimed he was merely defending himself when a nurse was shot after a traffic altercation.
Lawyer Orlando Salatandre, who represents Lim, said their camp may also file counter-charges.
Lim, who surrendered Tuesday with help from presidential aide Bong Go, is accused of shooting 33-year-old nurse Ephraim Nuñal. A video of the Sunday incident has since made rounds online.
Salatandre questioned the video, saying it appears edited.
Lim "surrendered for safe keeping only," the lawyer added, while denying the shooting suspect was getting special treatment from the Philippine National Police.
Police Regional Office-Central Visayas Director Noli Talino Taliño said Lim stayed at his office.
Lim, nephew of an alleged drug lord, meanwhile underwent booking procedures.
Lim surrendered at the PNP Regional Office 7 in Cebu around 2 a.m. after negotiations between his family and authorities.
President Rodrigo Duterte's top aide, Christopher "Bong" Go facilitated the negotiations on Monday after cops failed to find and arrest Lim during a raid in his home, according to Central Visayas police director, Chief Supt. Noli Taliño.
President Rodrigo Duterte's top aide, Christopher "Bong" Go facilitated the negotiations on Monday after cops failed to find and arrest Lim during a raid in his home, according to Central Visayas police director, Chief Supt. Noli Taliño.
Duterte's executive assistant, however, denied that he is personally acquainted with the Lim family, whom he said only reached him through the help of a Davao City resident.
Jun Salatandre, Lim's lawyer, denied that the suspect was given special treatment while in police custody amid reports that he was detained in an air-conditioned room.
The suspect is a nephew of Peter Lim, whom Duterte tagged as a drug trafficker in July last year. Peter denied his alleged drug links in a meeting with the President in Malacañang.
Nuñal said he honked his horn at Lim after the latter stopped his Mercedes Benz in the middle of the road.
Their argument escalated into a fistfight that ended with David shooting Nuñal.
Lim said he only shot the nurse when he saw the latter's companions getting out of their vehicle, according to Taliño.
Source : ABS-CBN