Kin of Geneva Lopez, boyfriend seek NBI assistance in search

The relatives of missing beauty pageant contestant Geneva Lopez and fiancé  Yitshak Cohen approached the National Bureau of Investigation for assistance in searching for the missing couple two weeks after their disappearance.

According to a 24 Oras report by Oscar Oida on  Friday, Cohen’s brother, Yaniv, and Lopez’s sister visited the NBI headquarters.

Yanic said that his brother did not mention any sort of threat or danger to his life during their last conversation.

“The only way that he projected about this kind of matter is that [it is]  just another progress in his own life as a businessman. He did not show any worry. I guess because he was really feeling comfortable,” said  Yaniv.

“Coming here for the first time in the Philippines is a little bit sad because I know you have a beautiful country. I was looking forward to coming here next summer to discover this country, and it’s unfortunate that I’m here now and my mission in life is to find my brother,” he added.

He was also thankful for Philippine law enforcement’s initiative in searching for his missing brother.

“We are looking forward to all the help and support to find my brother as soon as possible. We are working on different channels to basically just solve this case, to bring the family the knowing of what happened.  And also to find basically family, to my parents and Geneva’s parents,” he said.

Meanwhile, real estate consultant “Brandon”, who was allegedly the last person to see the couple, gave his sworn statement.

He denied that he was in hiding, and maintained that he had a professional relationship with the couple.

Brandon provided his statements voluntarily and consented to a polygraph test to prove that he was not lying. — Jiselle Anne Casucian/DVM, GMA Integrated News