CEBU, Philippines – Presiding Judge Joseph Wee Sit of the Branch 2, Regional Trial Court, in Isabela City, Basilan, was shot dead in Zamboanga City, on Thursday morning, November 12, police confirmed.
According to the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), Wee Sit was driving his vehicle when unidentified assailants on a motorcycle began firing at him along Tumaga-Putik Road in Barangay Tumaga.
“Upon receiving the report, personnel of Zamboanga City Police Station 7 (ZCPS7) immediately responded to the scene. The victim was promptly transported to the hospital by the responding ambulance,” Zamboanga police said.
The ZCPO has mobilized a special investigation task group to consolidate leads on the perpetrators and identify possible motives behind the ambush. There is a hot pursuit operation to locate and apprehend the assailants.
Who is Judge Wee Sit?
The judge was born on November 21, 1987, in Zamboanga City. He obtained his law degree at the Western Mindanao State University and was admitted to the Bar in 2015.
Prior to becoming a judge, Wee Sit served as a prosecutor and later as a public attorney.
In September, the judge handled a high-profile case involving Hadji Muhtamad Mayor Arsina Kahing Nanoh and 13 individuals, who were accused of murder, frustrated murder, and attempted murder over an election-related ambush that killed three people during the May 12…
