Former Philippine mayor, Alice Guo, has been arrested in Indonesia. Guo is under investigation for running an online Chinese gambling operation, which was later found to be a front for a scam center.
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00:00A former Philippine mayor accused of being a Chinese spy has been arrested in Indonesia.
00:06Footage released by Indonesia's Bureau of Immigration shows Alice Guo being
00:10taken into custody on Tuesday night. Guo is being investigated in the Philippines
00:15in connection to an illegal Chinese online gambling operation,
00:20which was discovered to be a front for a scam centre.
00:23The investigation led to questions about her background,
00:26with some lawmakers accusing her of being a Chinese national, an accusation Guo denies.
00:32Guo fled the Philippines in July after the country's
00:34Senate found her in contempt for failing to appear at a hearing.