Dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac has been arrested in Indonesia, Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
PNP PIO Chief Col. Jean Fajardo shows pictures of former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo following her arrest in Indonesia during a press briefing
PNP PIO Chief Col. Jean Fajardo shows pictures of former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo following her arrest in Indonesia during a press briefing
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00:00We would like to confirm that around 11.30 Jakarta time of September 3, last night ahead of one hour in Indonesia,
00:09Alice Guo, also known as Guo Huaping, was arrested by the Indonesian police in a hotel in Bantam province of Indonesia.
00:20At the moment, she is held by Jakarta Interpol and we are in close and active cooperation with them.
00:29This arrest of Alice Guo is a result of PNP's active coordination and cooperation with the Indonesian National Police.
00:39It is pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement that was signed between the Philippine National Police and the Indonesian National Police way back in 2017
00:49and the cooperation and memorandum is our coordination in preventing and combating transnational crime and of course in exchange of intelligence information.
01:03So the efforts of PNP were fruitful and Alice Guo is now under custody of our counterparts.
01:11Earlier this morning, she was arrested.
01:18She was arrested in a hotel and we are here with our counterparts.
01:26She is under detention.
01:31Earlier this morning, our GPNP held a meeting.
01:44I was there. We witnessed the meeting of our GPNP with our co-counterparts to discuss how to transfer custody of Alice Guo to the Philippine National Police.
02:00PNP was there via Zoom and I saw her.
02:05Alice Guo was arrested by our counterparts in a hotel in Bantam, Indonesia.
02:33This is her picture when she was already under detention.
02:38She was arrested around 5.34 based on a timestamp.
02:49This is the proof of life that Alice Guo showed us while our GPNP held a meeting around 8 a.m.
03:00Our GPNP and our SILG held a meeting with the ambassador to discuss how to transfer custody of Alice Guo to the Philippine National Police.
03:18This is what Alice Guo showed us during the meeting.
03:25This is her.
03:28She is smiling.
03:32This is her.
03:35This is her.
03:37Bantam, Indonesia.
03:39Bantam, Indonesia. Particularly in a hotel in Sendana Park Residences, Kadukuru G. Tanggeran, Bantam, Indonesia.
03:56We are thankful to the Indonesian National Police for their cooperation in arresting Alice Guo.
04:10The SILG and the GPNP are now discussing how to transfer custody of Alice Guo to us.
04:19Ma'am, who will transfer custody of Alice Guo?
04:29That is what we are discussing right now, Ma'am.
04:31Who will go to Indonesia to transfer custody of Alice Guo.
04:37At the moment, our Police Attaché and I are coordinating with our Indonesian counterparts to facilitate the return of Alice Guo.
04:48We are discussing whether the Police Attaché will travel to Indonesia.
04:53But the initial plan is that the GPNP and the SILG are now discussing.
04:57The SILG is personally coordinating with the ambassador so we could facilitate the smooth and proper transport of Alice Guo back to the Philippines.
05:09Ma'am, other details of the arrest. Who was with her before she was arrested?
05:17At the moment, our foreign counterparts are discussing the other details.
05:23The other details, they opted to keep it for the meantime for the protection of the person.
05:34And of course, out of respect to the family, the family was already informed that Alice Guo is in custody.
05:42Ma'am, what is the basis of the Indonesian arrest of Alice Guo? Is it because she entered Indonesia illegally?
05:49Remember, she has an existing warrant of arrest initiated by the Senate.
05:54That is what we are discussing right now.
05:57And most likely, if she will go to the custody of the PNP, she will be turned over to the Senate because she has an existing warrant.
06:07And the PNP was ordered to serve this warrant of arrest against her.
06:12Ma'am, in the game, is there anything else you are looking for?
06:16Well, I understand that Wesley Guo is one of the people they are looking for.
06:21But other details, other than the arrest of Alice Guo, that is the only thing I have the authority to disclose for the meantime.
06:30Ma'am, there is a post by DarkSouth99 that Alice Guo was with her when she arrived in Indonesia. Can you confirm that?
06:37There are such reports, but then again, like I said, these are confidential matters for now.
06:44And again, it is clearly stated in the cooperation MOU between the Philippine National Police and the Indonesian National Police that the disclosure of sensitive information should be held for the meantime.
06:59But what we can confirm for now is the arrest of Alice Guo.
07:03Ma'am, those images, those live images that the PNP took earlier, did you see them?
07:10Yes, we saw them. I was there during the Zoom meeting and we requested that Alice Guo be shown to us.
07:18And our counterparts showed her to us.
07:22Any initial messages or statement from Alice Guo?
07:27Nothing. First of all, we did not ask for a message.
07:31Our chief PNP only requested that Alice Guo be shown to us through Zoom.
07:39I was there during the whole meeting.