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Justice sec wants Bo Wang out of Philippines immediately
August 6, 2015
Secretary of Justice Leila De Lima has ordered the immediate deportation of Bo Wang, who has been accused of heading a P91-billion illegal gambling network in the Philippines. The Philippines’ Department of Justice wants Bo Wang to leave the country now. Secretary of Justice Leila De Lima ordered the immediate...
Bo Wang is missing?
June 15, 2015
Philippines Justice Secretary Leila De Lima confirmed on Monday that Chinese fugitive Bo Wang remains in the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) detention facility. Wang’s lawyer, Dennis Manalo, questioned his client’s safety on Friday, saying that Wang was being isolated and denied access to counsel and visitors. Manalo said...
Philippine DOJ secretary quizzes immigration execs over Bo Wang case
June 5, 2015
Philippine Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has summoned two immigration commissioners to explain why they voted to give temporary release for Chinese fugitive Bo Wang. Bo was arrested in February upon his arrival in Manila. Acting on a request from the Chinese government, the Philippine Bureau of Immigration and Deportation...
Chinese fugitive travels in and out of the Philippines using CEZA visa
June 1, 2015
Chinese fugitive Bo Wang has been using Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) visa to travel in and out of the Philippines since 2009. Chinese national Bo Wang was arrested by immigration authorities on February 5 as he arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport from Malaysia. He was found to...
Witnesses key in DOJ’s case against Kazuo Okada
October 4, 2013
The Department of Justice in the Philippines is getting ready to drop the hammer on Kazuo Okada, that is if it can secure credible witnesses to corroborate the case it is building against the Japanese gaming tycoon. That, apparently, is the only stumbling block left preventing the DOJ to charge...
DOJ expects Pagcor bribery report to be released this month
June 10, 2013
The ongoing saga involving Kazuo Okada's alleged bribery of former Pagcor officials is expected to hit new ground soon after Department of Justice secretary Leila de Lima told reporters that the results of the DOJ's fact-finding investigation surrounding the case is scheduled to be released this month. The investigation has taken longer...