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Remulla hit with new detention, graft rap over Alice Guo arrest
Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio filed arbitrary detention and graft complaints against Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and outgoing NBI Director Jaime Santiago with the Office of the Ombudsman.
The complaints stem from the August 2024 arrest and detention of POGOs Alice Guo and Cassandra Ong in Indonesia.
Topacio asserted that the arrest and detention were unlawful as they were made without warrants and that the NBI arresting officers lacked personal knowledge of any crime committed by Guo and Ong.
He further accused Remulla and Santiago of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, alleging their actions were done in bad faith.
The article mentions that Guo and Ong were intercepted by authorities in Batam, Indonesia, while about to depart, and were shortly brought to the Philippines.
Topacio stated that the two were only arrested by virtue of contempt orders issued by the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Topacio quoted Santiago as saying he pursued the detention on Remulla's orders.
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