Lawyer of ex-Zaldy Co bodyguards Levito Baligod arrested over unjust vexation complaint

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MANILA — Lawyer Levito Baligod, counsel for the former bodyguards of fugitive former Ako Bicol Representative Zaldy Co, was arrested on Friday in connection with an unjust vexation complaint filed against him.

Police said Baligod was arrested in front of the New Hall of Justice in San Juan City.

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Fourteen other individuals were also arrested in connection with the same case, according to police.

Further details on the complaint and the circumstances surrounding the arrests were not immediately available.

More details to follow.

Backgrounder: Baligod represents former bodyguards of Co, who has been described as a fugitive. Further information on the unjust vexation complaint and the other individuals arrested remains pending.

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