Bandung, IndonesiaSentinel.com — The Indonesia National Police’s International Relations Division (Hubinter) arrested fugitive Alice Guo, a former Philippine Mayor in Indonesia. Justice Minister Jesus Crispin Remulla welcomed the news, saying Guo’s arrest was a result to the tireless efforts of law enforcement agencies and the strength of international cooperation in bringing fugitives to justice.
After successfully capturing fugitive Alice Guo, the National Police then expects that the Philippine government will send the main fugitive of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), Gregor Has.
“It is also hoped that the Philippines will send the main BNN fugitive, Gregor Has, whose exchange efforts are still being negotiated,” said Head of the National Police’s International Relations Division, Inspector General Krishna Murti, when confirmed, Wednesday, September 4.
Khrisna explained that Alice Guo was arrested by a joint team from Hubinter along with the Jakarta Metro Police and the Bandung City Police. However, he did not provide further details regarding the location and chronology of the arrest of the Philippine fugitive.
He only said that the arrest of Alice Guo was carried out as a form of cooperation between the National Police and the Philippines. “The arrest was the result of a collaborative process with the Jakarta Metro Police and the Bandung City Police,” he said.
Philippine authorities have been pursuing Alice Guo across four countries since she disappeared in July following an investigation into her alleged criminal activities. Alice Guo, who has a Chinese name, Guo Hua Ping, became a fugitive from the Philippine Senate after refusing to attend a Congressional investigation on suspicion of involvement in a Chinese criminal syndicate.
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Alice Guo has been accused of protecting online casinos, which were a disguised for scam centers and human trafficking syndicates. Guo later denied the allegations, insisting that she, who was born in the Philippines, was facing “malicious allegations.”
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) filed a complaint last month on several counts of money laundering against Guo. Thirty-five others have been reported to the Department of Justice.
The AMLC alleges that Guo and the other suspects laundered about P100 million (US$1.9 million). While Guo, who was dismissed as mayor of Bamban in Tarlac province, allegedly fled to Malaysia and Singapore in July. He then flew to Indonesia in August using a Philippine passport, according to Philippine anti-crime authorities.
The Senate investigation began in May after authorities raided a casino in Bamban City in March. Philippine law enforcement officials later revealed that the fraud was carried out at the facility, which was partly owned by the mayor of Bamban at that time.
(Raidi/Agung)
