• 2 months ago
Madadagdag na ang qualified human trafficking sa mga kasong kinakaharap ni dismissed mayor Alice Guo. Pinakakasuhan na siya ng DOJ, gayundin ang ilang dayuhang partner niya sa negosyo at iba pang personalidad. Non-bailable ang naturang kaso.

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Transcript
00:00Dismissed Mayor Alice Guo is now facing additional human trafficking charges.
00:08She is now being sued by the DOJ, as well as her business partners and other personalities.
00:14The so-called case is now non-bailable.
00:17Salima Refran witnessed it.
00:22Zuniwan Technology was raided in Bawfu Compound in Bambantar, Lak,
00:27due to allegations of human trafficking, kidnapping, illegal detention, forced labor, and scamming.
00:33She was in the midst of a few months of Senate investigation
00:36and a series of questions about her identity and connections to Pugo,
00:42were asked by Bamban Mayor Alice Guo.
00:44Six months after the raid,
00:46the allegations of human trafficking against the former mayor will now be brought to court.
00:51Alice Guo, or Guo Huaping, is now being sued by the DOJ for qualified human trafficking.
00:58This shows that there is prima facie evidence of reasonable certainty of conviction
01:04against Mayor Alice Guo and other respondents.
01:07As long as it shows that you have a connection to the establishment
01:10and organization of a business or a company that is involved in human trafficking,
01:16you can be sued for human trafficking.
01:19Guo admitted to the Senate hearings
01:21that she was the incorporator of Bawfu, where Zuniwan is located.
01:26In 2019, Guo bought the land where the compound is now located.
01:31But Guo sold shares in Bawfu before he became mayor in 2022.
01:37I am not a protector or a cuddler of Pugo.
01:40In her defense, Guo stated that it was wrong and misleading
01:45to say that she knew about illegal Pugo activities
01:48because she used to be a stockholder of Bawfu.
01:50But that contradiction is what the notary was accused of on August 14,
01:56a time when Guo was not in the Philippines.
02:00That is why the panel of prosecutors did not notice the alleged contradiction.
02:04We cannot deny that there were many delaying tactics
02:06that were used by the lawyers of Mayor Alice Guo.
02:08The most dangerous was the last thing they did.
02:10When the case was submitted for resolution,
02:12they filed a motion to reopen the case with a motion to admit counter-affidavit
02:16that we all know is a fake counter-affidavit.
02:19Guo's foreign business partners in the Bawfu land development are also being accused.
02:24The Chinese fugitive, Wang Ji Yang,
02:26and Jiang Weijin and Lin Baoying,
02:29who were involved in money laundering in Singapore.
02:31These are people who are notorious for scamming and money laundering.
02:35Now again, the crimes that are alleged to have been committed by Alice Guo
02:41would not have happened if these people did not enable her
02:46through their finances.
02:47Former Technology and Livelihood Resource Center Official Dennis Cunanan
02:52and several other respondents from Bawfu Land,
02:55Hongsheng Gaming, and Zunyuan Technology will also be faced with the case.
02:58Next week, non-bailable cases will be filed in Tarlac RTC.
03:03The DOJ asked the Supreme Court to transfer the cases to Metro Manila.
03:08Cunanan's lawyer said they did not expect the DOJ's decision
03:13because there is no evidence that Cunanan is involved.
03:17We are trying to get a statement from the field of other cases,
03:21but there is no response yet.
03:23Do you have the right to remain silent?
03:25This is separate from Guo's case of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act
03:30based on the arrest warrant he was faced with when he came from Indonesia
03:35and a commitment order, which is why he is now detained at the PNP Custodial Center.
03:40Now, Guo should be given an arraignment or trial in Tarlac RTC Branch 109.
03:46But they were not given an arraignment
03:48because of the order of President Judge Sara Vedania de los Santos
03:52to transfer the case from them to Valenzuela RTC.
03:56This was followed by Republic Act 10-660
04:00and Office of the Court Administrator Circular No. 10-2024,
04:04which states that a government official should not file a case in the judicial region
04:09where he works.
04:11According to the Justice Department,
04:12the nearest judicial region in Capas is Valenzuela.
04:17On Wednesday, the case will be raffled in Valenzuela RTC.
04:20Guo's lawyer has yet to provide a statement on the so-called text.
04:25Aside from qualified human trafficking and cases of graft,
04:28Guo is also facing cancellation of his birth certificate in Tarlac RTC,
04:33warrant in the Manila RTC and deportation case in the Bureau of Immigration.
04:38There are also allegations of money laundering and tax evasion
04:42here in the Department of Justice.
04:44In the PNP Custodial Center, Guo is still in custody
04:47because there is no order to transfer him to a prison.
04:50Sen. Rizo Onteveros also wrote Valenzuela RTC
04:54to allow Guo to attend the next Senate hearing on Tuesday.
04:58Guo's body double, Alya Scott, is also expected to appear in the Senate
05:04who arrived at the NBI earlier.
05:06Alya Scott is afraid for her safety.
05:09There was a motorbike that hit a stop in front of our house.
05:13When it left, I took a picture of it.
05:15But it was wearing a helmet.
05:17We also have two vans.
05:19All of them are men.
05:21One of them went to the terminal and the other one went to a nearby store.
05:25GMA Integrated News asked Alya Scott about the CCTV video
05:30where it was shown that she was in a Sambales
05:33to watch the people who were chasing the mayor.
05:36Alya Scott did not answer the questions.
05:39For GMA Integrated News, I am Salima Rafran, your witness.
05:46Kapuso, let's be witnesses together!
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05:55and www.gmanews.tv.

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