Militant group leader files raps vs. Byron

A militant group leader yesterday filed grave threats and grave coercion complaints at the city prosecutor's office against Capitol consultant Byron Garcia for allegedly threatening to shoot him last July 18.

Wenceslao "Winnie" Badayos of Kadamay claimed Garcia punched him on the chest but he chose only to file criminal charges for threatening to shoot him.

Attached to his complaint of Badayos were sworn statements of witnesses Salvacion Hequillo and Rolly Morga.

Hequillo, in her affidavit, said that while they were in front of the Capitol building for a rally protesting the Governor Garcia's recalling the Provincial-Owned Lots which were said to be granted to the poor and the President Arroyo's alleged rigging of the last elections, Byron, with the Capitol's security personnel, suddenly came and told them not to move any further.

"Sa iyang pag-tuo nga motikang kami, iyang gisumbag sa dughan si Winnie. Iya dayong gibunlot ang iyang pistula, gikasa, ug gition kang Winnie. Sa iyang pagkasa nahulog pa gani ang usa ka bala niini," Herquillo's affidavit read.

Morga's statement also corroborated Herquillo's statement adding that a certain Joe Cinco also pulled out his gun.

Byron, the brother of Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, denied the allegations and even said he sustained injuries on his right arm during the incident. In fact, he has already filed charges before the prosecutors office against Badayos for slight physical injury.

However, Badayos once explained his group could not have possibly touched Byron because Byron had four security guards and two members of the civil service units with him.

Badayos said if Byron would ask for an apology he said he would forgive him, if he would resign from his post. "Mohawa jud siya sa Capitol haron di na makapang-harass og mga tawo," Badayos told reporters.

Badayos also filed charges against security guard Angkay Jr. Zosa MT, a certain RB Estorba, a certain JC Te, a certain Luna, and all security guards of Capitol, Joe Sinco, and several John Does.