DOJ prosecutors approve trafficking charges vs Alice Guo, POGO boss

Updated Sun, September 15, 2024 at 3:56 PM Published Fri, September 13, 2024 at 1:40 PM

Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors have approved the filing of qualified human trafficking charges against former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and several others, including alleged POGO "big boss" Huang Zhiyang.

The Supreme Court has approved the DOJ's request to transfer the hearing of the case from Capas, Tarlac to the Pasig Regional Trial Court.

DOJ Undersecretary Nicky Ty stated that individuals organizing an establishment engaged in human trafficking may be held accountable, even without direct involvement in recruitment or harming victims.

Ty emphasized that anyone proven to be involved in establishing or organizing a company linked to human trafficking can be charged.

Qualified trafficking is a non-bailable offense that typically carries a penalty of life imprisonment.

The charges are linked to three corporations: Baofu, Hongsheng, and Zun Yuan, which are believed to be facilitating criminal activities of POGOs.

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