The justice department formally charges Alice Guo with human trafficking, Tuesday September 17. This is the second official charge against the dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor, and the first that’s non-bailable.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/alice-guo-charged-court-trafficking/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/alice-guo-charged-court-trafficking/
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00:00The Justice Department formally charges Alice Guo with human trafficking, Tuesday, September 17.
00:07This is the second official charge against the dismissed Bamban Tarlac mayor and the first that's non-bailable.
00:13The DOJ filed the case before the Pasig City Regional Trial Court.
00:18Once the case is raffled to a branch, the presiding judge may issue an arrest warrant against Guo.
00:24The case stems from a complaint filed by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission and the Philippine National Police back in June.
00:31Guo is implicated as the incorporator of a company that leased land to a pogo in Bamban, where authorities found evidence of torture and trafficking.
00:40Guo is currently detained at the PNP Custodial Center in Quezon City over a graft charge.
00:46Although graft is a bailable offense, her lawyer says she chooses to stay under police custody for her safety.