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CA muling binasura hiling ni Alice Guo na makalaya

Ludy Bermudo - Pilipino Star Ngayon
CA muling binasura hiling ni Alice Guo na makalaya
Alice Leal Guo (C), former mayor of Bamban in Philippine's Tarlac province accused of human trafficking and links to Chinese organized crime, is escorted to a press conference in Manila on September 6, 2024, after being deported following her arrest in Indonesia on September 3. Alice Leal Guo, a former mayor of a town north of the capital Manila, has been on the run since she was linked to a Chinese-run online gambling centre where hundreds of people were forced to run scams or risk torture.
AFP / Jam Sta Rosa

MANILA, Philippines — Tinanggihan ng Court of Appeals (CA) ang motion for reconsideration ni dating Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo kaugnay ng nauna nang pagbasura sa kanyang petisyon para sa writ of habeas corpus.

Sa desisyon noong Oktubre 5, iginiit ng CA na hindi angkop na remedyo ang habeas corpus sa kaso ni Guo dahil siya ay kasalukuyang nakadetine matapos mahatulang guilty sa kasong qualified human t­rafficking kaugnay ng isang POGO hub sa Bamban.

Iginiit ni Guo na ilegal ang kanyang pag-aresto at nakabatay sa umano’y unconstitutional findings ang deportation proceedings laban sa kanya. Gayunman, sinabi ng CA na ang writ of habeas corpus ay ginagamit upang palayain ang mga taong iligal na nakakulong.

Binigyang-diin din ng korte na wala itong nakitang paglabag sa constitutional rights ni Guo, tulad ng karapatan sa speedy trial at kalayaan, na magbibigay-katwiran sa pag-isyu ng writ.

Sa kasalukuyan, nananatiling nakapiit si Guo sa Correctional Institution for Women sa Mandaluyong.

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