Former Philippines mayor accused of China crime links arrested in Indonesia
Al Jazeera
Alice Guo is wanted for questioning after she failed to attend a Senate hearing investigating her alleged ties with organised crime.
Alice Guo, a former mayor in the Philippines accused of links to Chinese criminal syndicates, has been arrested in Indonesia.
The Ministry of Justice said Guo, who also has Chinese nationality and goes by the name Guo Hua Ping, is wanted by the Philippine Senate for refusing to attend a congressional investigation into her alleged criminal ties.
She has denied the allegations, insisting she is a natural-born Philippine citizen, facing “malicious accusations”.
“This development has been verified by our counterparts in Immigration, who have confirmed that Ms. Guo is currently in the custody of the Indonesian Police,” the Justice Department statement said.
Guo, the former mayor of Bamban town about 100km (62 miles) north of Manila, was arrested at 11:58pm on Tuesday in Tangerang City in Jakarta. A video shared by Indonesian media on X showed her being led along a white-walled staircase by enforcement officers.
