The friends of Diego Bello, the Spanish died in the Philippines during an alleged operation anti-drug Wednesday morning, defending his innocence. They deny that the victim to consume or distribute drugs and suggest that the death of Bello, a coruña 32-year-old wore two residing in the island of Siargao, is due to the business of hospitality that had opened in the asian country.

“I got shot nine times, they put a gun in his hand and now they say that he was a drug dealer and that he fired first,” says César Morning, a childhood friend of the victim. The version of the police in the philippines ensures that a coruña was a “drug dealer” high-value that had 10 grams of cocaine and 540 euros in the moment in which it was shot. Morning, I thought a visit to Beautiful in February, claims that his death was caused by “extortion of the police.”

The friends of the deceased who have contacted the family, explained that the efforts of their relatives are now focusing on repatriating the body and that prefer not to make statements about the performance of the police in the philippines, at least, until the transfer in the next few days. The Spanish Consulate in the Philippines is in contact with the family of Bello, according to the Office of public diplomacy, that does not confirm the opening of an investigation into the causes of his death.

Bello arrived on the island two years ago after spending four in Australia, and previously in other countries such as Mexico and Honduras, where he had been a monitor for surfing and scuba diving. He also played in the youth ranks of Deportivo la Coruña between 2001 and 2003.