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Remulla says Malaysia withheld cooperation on BI’s efforts to find Alice Guo
Remulla says Malaysia withheld cooperation on BI’s efforts to find Alice Guo
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo present during the Quad Comm hearing into Illegal POGOs, illegal drugs, and alleged EJKs during the Duterte Administration in Quezon City on September 19, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo present during the Quad Comm hearing into Illegal POGOs, illegal drugs, and alleged EJKs during the Duterte Administration in Quezon City on September 19, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN NewsMANILA — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Wednesday said the Philippines' dispute with Malaysia over Sabah or North Borneo got in the way of attempts to locate dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo following her escape last year.
MANILA — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Wednesday said the Philippines' dispute with Malaysia over Sabah or North Borneo got in the way of attempts to locate dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo following her escape last year.
Remulla said that Malaysia refused to cooperate with the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration officials as Guo fled the country at the height of congressional investigations on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) in the country.
Remulla said that Malaysia refused to cooperate with the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration officials as Guo fled the country at the height of congressional investigations on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) in the country.
“The case of Alice Guo is a peculiar case, because Malaysia refused to cooperate with us, Malaysia was supposed to give us information, they know how that flight entered, that aircraft entered, where she was riding but they refused to give it to us, for some reasons that were alluded to about the cases of our brothers in the South,” Remulla said at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay Forum.
“The case of Alice Guo is a peculiar case, because Malaysia refused to cooperate with us, Malaysia was supposed to give us information, they know how that flight entered, that aircraft entered, where she was riding but they refused to give it to us, for some reasons that were alluded to about the cases of our brothers in the South,” Remulla said at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay Forum.
Asked if he was referring to Sabah, Remulla said yes.
Asked if he was referring to Sabah, Remulla said yes.
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Remulla admitted that the Department of Justice (DOJ), which oversees the BI, encountered a major roadblock even if they also sought the assistance of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Remulla admitted that the Department of Justice (DOJ), which oversees the BI, encountered a major roadblock even if they also sought the assistance of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
“Lahat ginawa na namin (We did all we could), we were already at the DFA level, we have faced a stonewall,” Remulla said.
“Lahat ginawa na namin (We did all we could), we were already at the DFA level, we have faced a stonewall,” Remulla said.
Remulla also appealed to Sen. Risa Hontiveros who has consistently criticized the BI on the escape of Guo to “find it in her heart of hearts to understand the dilemma that the BI is facing.”
Remulla also appealed to Sen. Risa Hontiveros who has consistently criticized the BI on the escape of Guo to “find it in her heart of hearts to understand the dilemma that the BI is facing.”
BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado, who faced the Senate Subcommittee on Justice and Human Rights on Tuesday, said there is still no proof that any of their personnel was bribed to help Guo, who has been linked to illegal activities at Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators and whose identity and citizenship are under a cloud of doubt, escape last year.
BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado, who faced the Senate Subcommittee on Justice and Human Rights on Tuesday, said there is still no proof that any of their personnel was bribed to help Guo, who has been linked to illegal activities at Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators and whose identity and citizenship are under a cloud of doubt, escape last year.
Guo was arrested in Indonesia in September last year and has since been in the custody of Philippine authorities as she faces trial over her alleged POGO ties.
Guo was arrested in Indonesia in September last year and has since been in the custody of Philippine authorities as she faces trial over her alleged POGO ties.
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