BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday that the tight security at the burial of provincial consultant Mariano Antonio “Marton” Cui in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, was not for him, or any other public officials.
Lacson, who attended the burial with other government officials and thousands of supporters, said it was requested by the family of Cui.
Asked if he also got threats before and after the death of Cui on April 12, Lacson answered in the negative.
Mourners, meanwhile, joined the call for justice in the killing of Cui, who was laid to rest Tuesday at the family mausoleum in the San Carlos City memorial park.
A week after his killing, authorities have yet to establish a breakthrough in their investigations as to the identities of the perpetrators and the motive behind the shooting.
The San Carlos City Sangguniang Panlungsod earlier offered a P100,000 reward to hasten the case.
Lacson said that he will request an update from Col. Romy Palgue, provincial police director of Negros Occidental, on the progress of their investigations.
Cui was shot dead last week as he was leaving his office at the city’s Emerald Arcade.
The gunmen were believed to have used sniper rifles and hit Cui twice in the neck, before escaping in two unmarked vehicles.*
