Alice Guo was arrested at a house near Jakarta in the early hours of Wednesday. Her alleged crimes and life on the run have captivated the Philippines.
Indonesian authorities desperate to get their hands on Australian Gregor Haas are using their capture of a woman, whose alleged crimes and life on the run have captivated the Philippines, as leverage in a proposed prisoner swap.
Alice Guo, a former mayor, was arrested at a house near Jakarta in the early hours of Wednesday after fleeing the Philippines weeks ago amid rumours of a mysterious Chinese past and allegations she was involved with an illegal gambling and scam centre. She has denied any wrongdoing.
“Let this serve as a warning to those who attempt to evade justice,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday as he thanked the Indonesian police for their cooperation.Khrisna Murti, chief of the international division of Indonesia’s national police, told local media that he hoped the Philippines would now extradite Haas, who is being held in Manila, to face questioning and courts in Indonesia.
It has been alleged that her fingerprints matched those of a Chinese national, Guo Hua Ping. With the relationship between China and the Philippines at a low ebb fromDespite her denials, Guo was dismissed from her mayoral post for grave misconduct by an agency that investigates officials accused of crimes, including graft and corruption.
In July, Marcos ordered an immediate ban on widespread and mostly Chinese-run online gaming operations, accusing them of involvement in human trafficking, torture, kidnappings and murder.
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