{"id":12789,"date":"2025-03-28T02:29:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=12789"},"modified":"2025-03-28T02:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:31:15","slug":"alleged-mastermind-in-murder-of-subic-millionaire-arrested-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/alleged-mastermind-in-murder-of-subic-millionaire-arrested-in-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"ALLEGED MASTERMIND IN MURDER OF SUBIC MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED IN MALAYSIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>OPERATIVES arrested the <\/strong><strong>alleged \u201cbrains\u201d and an accomplice in the murder <\/strong><strong>in November 2018 <\/strong><strong>of <\/strong><strong>Dominic Sytin, a multi-millionaire businessman in Subic.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Police Regional Office 3 director Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said Sytin&#8217;s younger brother, Alan Dennis Lim Sytin, the alleged mastermind, was arrested in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia on March 22.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;You can run, but you can never truly hide. This arrest proves that no matter how long it takes, justice will always prevail,&#8221; Fajardo said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to Fajardo, &nbsp;Alan Dennis was one of Central Luzon\u2019s most wanted fugitives who had a P10-million bounty for his capture.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The second suspect,<\/strong><strong> Edrian T. Rementilla alias \u201cRyan Rementilla\/Oliver Fuentes,\u201d the subject of a P4 million reward, was tracked down in his hideout in Purok 16, Buhanginan Hills in Bgy. Pala-o, Iligan City around 10:30 p.m. last Saturday.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The murder of the Subic entrepreneur, which took place on November 28, 2018 in front of a hotel in Subic Bay Freeport, was a high-profile case that shook the business community.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gunman Edgardo Luib, who was arrested and convicted, confessed that Alan Dennis Lim Sytin orchestrated the killing. Rementilla was tagged as a \u201cmiddleman\u201d in the hit job.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The PRO3 sought the help of the Office of the Police Attach\u00e9 in Malaysia, which coordinated closely with the Royal Malaysia Police, to arrest the alleged mastermind.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Following intensive intelligence and surveillance operations, authorities successfully tracked and captured Sytin.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Efforts are now underway to facilitate Sytin\u2019s immediate repatriation to the Philippines, where he will face legal proceedings, said the PRO3 director.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis operation highlights the power of international cooperation in bringing fugitives to justice. It sends a strong message that no one can escape accountability, no matter where they flee,\u201d said Fajardo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>In November 2019, the Olongapo City RTC Branch 72 sentenced to life imprisonment Luib after finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Judge Richard Paradeza also convicted Luib for frustrated murder in connection with the shooting of Sytin\u2019s bodyguard Efren Espartero.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Luib pleaded guilty to the murder and frustrated murder cases filed against him and confessed that he was \u201chired\u201d by the victim\u2019s brother to kill the Subic millionaire.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sytin\u2019s brother has denied all the allegations against him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPERATIVES arrested the alleged &ldquo;brains&rdquo; and an accomplice in the murder in November 2018 of Dominic Sytin, a multi-millionaire businessman in Subic. 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