Atty. Deolito Alvarez, legal counsel of the King family in Cebu was not convinced that Davao City Vice Mayor and presidential son Paolo Duterte was behind the killing of businessman Richard King.

King who is a real estate and hotel business owner was killed inside his office in Davao City on June 12, 2014.

Alvarez makes his statement after the witness Edgar Matobato accused the City vice Mayor of Davao as the suspect in killing the billionaire hotelier.  During the Senate hearing on Thursday, September 15, Matobato who confessed being a member of the Davao Death Squad (DDS) testify that Paolo Duterte wants to King to be killed because of a woman who is said to be a franchisee of Mc Donald’s fast-food chain in Cebu City.

Matobato added that two of his companions were given Php500, 000 to kill businessman Richard King.

In an interview with Inquirer, Alvarez is convinced that the accused who is in court are the real culprit and the statement of Matobato believes to put only politics to it, thus not telling the truth.