Easily contacted by media but elusive to authorities, murder suspect and former police officer Cezar Mancao II said he is more secure now even as a wanted man than when he was in government custody.
He escaped from NBI detention on Thursday. CCTV video showed him casually walking out of the NBI compound in Manila through an unlocked gate.
In a dzBB interview Friday morning, he said he feared his pending transfer to Manila City Jail where he could be conveniently rubbed out. Mancao is a suspect in the killing of PR man Salvador "Bubby" Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito in November 2000 in an alleged plot that involved senior police officials, including now-Senator Panfilo Lacson.
Mancao had said in an affidavit that he overheard police plotters say that Dacer had to be killed because he angered then-President Joseph Estrada, referred to by the plotters as "bigote."
In various media interviews since he escaped, Mancao showed no signs of surrendering as he said he is accepting his status as a fugitive. At least, he said, he is alive.
"Okay lang kung turingan ako nang ganyan. At least buhay ako kesa ipasok ako sa loob, baka mamaya kitilin ang buhay ko at madali ako sungkitin," he said in an interview on dzBB radio, when asked how he felt about being considered a fugitive.
"Medyo feeling ko mas secure ako sa ganitong sitwasyon," he added.
He also said he has spoken to members of his family since he escaped.
In Friday's interview, he reiterated his "request" for a "safe haven" where his "personal safety" can be ensured.
"Pinaparating ko rin naman ang aking request na sana naman kung sakali bigyan ako ng safe haven o paglagyan na ma-assure ang personal safety ko," he said.
Mancao was scheduled to be transferred to the Manila City Jail before he escaped.
“Ito nga hong dahilan sa pagtakas ko, buhay na ho ang kapalit nito. May banta na nga sa akin noong nasa NBI pa lang ako. How much more kung nandun ako sa city jail? Alam mo napakadaling mag-utos doon,” he said in an interview with GMA News' Jessica Soho Thursday night.
Also in that interview, Mancao said he is willing to negotiate for his surrender with Justice Secretary Leila De Lima.
“Hindi ko kino-close itong aming pag-uusap ni Secretary. Sabi ko naman sa kanya, nasa negotiation din tayo. Alam mo naman, gusto ko na makapag-assure na safe ang buhay ko. Isang bala lang tayo ay dead na,” Mancao said. — LBG/HS, GMA News
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