00:00The one who filed the not guilty plea, former Mayor Alice Guo, was sentenced to death in Pasig RTC for the case of qualified human trafficking.
00:10The court suspended the arraignment for the Malaysian accused by Guo.
00:16This is what Benji Durango reported.
00:20The arraignment of former Mayor Alice Guo for the case of qualified human trafficking will end at 12 noon.
00:27Attorney Nicole Hamilya is facing the media after almost three hours of pre-trial and arraignment.
00:32The plea they filed is not guilty.
00:35Of course, she is not guilty in what they are saying because the allegation is qualified human trafficking.
00:43So number one, she has no participation.
00:46Guo is accused of not being guilty in the case filed against her.
00:50This Monday, Guo was transferred to Pasig City Jail from PNP Custodial Facility
00:55followed by a warrant of arrest and commitment order from Branch 167.
00:59The case is not pending.
01:00The marking of the documents for the pre-trial of the case is still being completed.
01:04But the court allowed Guo to face the hearing in front of the camera that Guo will attend later this afternoon.
01:10As for their urgent motion to return Guo to PNP Custodial Facility, the court will not grant it.
01:17At the moment, the suspended Mayor and other inmates are in Pasig City Jail.
01:22They have no security problems inside Pasig City Jail.
01:25They are just worried about the distance of the journey when he has to face the hearings.
01:30Aside from Guo, the Malaysian National will also read the indictment of Walter Wong Long
01:35who is accused of conspiring with Guo and was arrested in the illegal Pogo Hub in Banbantarlak.
01:41But according to his lawyer, Atty. Christian Vargas, they suspended him.
01:45According to his lawyer, Wong Long is not included in the preliminary investigation of DOJ.
01:51That's why he should not be included in the case.
02:08His lawyer also said that this is a violation of the due process of his client.
02:15But the court gave him information or case.
02:18So his right to due process was violated.
02:21His lawyer also said that this is a violation of the due process of his client.
02:23So he should not be included in the preliminary investigation of DOJ.
02:27Wong Long is considered as an accomplice of the former Mayor Alice Guo who is facing a case of Qualified Human Trafficking.
02:34Guo and Wong Long are two out of 16 accused in a case of Qualified Human Trafficking.
02:40Benji Durango for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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