Former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo’s transfer from the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame to the Pasig City Jail Female Dormitory did not push through on Friday night.
Jail Chief Inspector Jayrex Joseph Bustinera, spokesperson for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), told reporters that the Philippine National Police (PNP) had not yet completed the documentary requirements for the transfer of custody, including medical assessment.
“According to [the] PNP, hindi lang po nakumpleto ang lahat ng requirements and nakastandby pa rin po ang BJMP this weekend and anytime kung kailan man po sasabihin nila na ililipat na nila,” said Bustinera.
(According to the PNP, they were unable to complete all the requirements, and the BJMP is on standby this weekend, and anytime once they are ready to transfer Guo.)
“Sa BJMP kasi, we want to ensure din na di mahahawa ang ibang [persons deprived of liberty] namin sa pagtransfer. Kailangan po talaga na kumpleto ang documents, kailangan po doon yung medical, X-ray niya [and] ECG,” he added.
(The BJMP wants to ensure that other PDLs will not catch any illness upon transfer. The documents must be complete, including her X-ray and ECG results.)
Bustinera also stated that Guo will be sharing the detention facility with 44 inmates. The area, however, was only designed to accommodate nine detainees.
Her transfer was ordered by the Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 167, which hears Guo’s non-bailable case of qualified human trafficking.
Also detained in the female dormitory are the three co-accused of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy in his qualified human trafficking case.
The BJMP assured that Guo would not be given any special treatment while in detention.
Earlier in the day, Guo posted bail of P540,000 for her graft charges pending before the Valenzuela City Regional Trial Court Branch 282.
Guo’s arraignment was supposed to be held on Friday, but it was postponed after her camp filed a motion to quash information. Both camps have until Wednesday, September 25, to file a comment on the motion. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
