THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) summoned for preliminary investigation the younger brother of slain businessman Dominic L. Sytin, the alleged mastermind of the murder. The complaints of murder and frustrated murder against Dennis L. Sytin are scheduled for preliminary investigation on April 1. “You are hereby warned that failure on your part to comply with this subpoena shall be considered as a waiver on your part to present your defense/s in this preliminary investigation and the case shall be considered submitted for resolution based on complainant’s evidence only,” the subpoena read. The elder Sytin was gunned down outside the Lighthouse Hotel at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone on Nov. 28, 2018 while his body guard Efren Espartero was left wounded. He was chief executive officer of United Auctioneers, Inc., chairman of Foton Philippines, and director and chairman of the board of the listed LMG Chemicals Corp. Police Director General Oscar D. Albayalde, in a press conference on March 11, said the younger Sytin is the alleged mastermind in the killing after being identified by the alleged hitman Edgardo Luib in his testimony. Regional police authorities said the Sytin brothers were in conflict due to the business. — Vann Marlo M. Villegas

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