Alice Leal Guo, identified as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping by Philippine immigration authorities
A disgraced mayor wanted in the Philippines for alleged connect to Chinese lawbreaker networks is jailed in Indonesia after several weeks on the run, Philippines authorities announced Wednesday, as they vowed to prosecute situations versus her.
Alice Leal Guo, determined as Chinese nationwide Guo Hua Ping by Philippine migration authorities, gotten away the nation in July as supposition swirled over her real identification after raids subjected a huge fraud facility staffed by thousands of individuals in her home community.
The scandal mesmerized the nation for months as legislators dug deeper right into the allegations versus Guo, through a us senate questions that listened to claims of unlawful gambling tasks, money laundering, human trafficking and fraudulence.
As stress expanded on Guo, 34, to clarify how she collected millions in possessions as a new political leader within 2 years of being chosen to public workplace, she vanished, fleeing the nation supposedly via a hidden network of vans and small watercrafts.
From the Philippines, authorities think she crossed the sea to Malaysia, after that Singapore and Indonesia, where local authorities overtook her in the very early hrs of Wednesday.
Worn a child pink pajama set and a white coat, Guo was seen being led down a stairs by Indonesian authorities in Jakarta's Tangerang City in a video clip launched by Philippine authorities.
In a video clip declaration posted to Twitter, Philippine Head of state Ferdinand Marcos Jr. applauded police authorities for Guo's arrest.
"Let this act as an advising to those that attempt to evade justice. Such is a workout in futility. The equip of the regulation is lengthy, and it will get to you," he said.
Guo's lawful group composed in a declaration sent out to CNN Thursday that the arrest was a "invite development" as she would certainly currently have the opportunity to "answer the allegations and concerns tossed versus her."
"We trust that Alice L. Guo will show her nerve and durability in the face ofin the face of adversity," the David Buenaventura and Ang Regulation Workplace said.
