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| The Filipino suspects failed in their bail bid at Eastern Court |
A Filipino-Chinese former worker at Hong Kong Disneyland being
held for allegedly being in possession of a forged ID card has been refused bail
by a magistrate in Eastern Court
C. Arzaga appeared on Jan 22 before Magistrate Bina Chainrai
with an offer to raise his bail money to $5,000 from $3,000. His lawyer said the
defendant also has somebody to put up a $5,000 surety for his release.
The defendant is facing one count of possessing a forged identity
card and another of possessing Part 1 poison, meaning a prescription drug.
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The prosecutor objected to Arzaga’s bail and surety offer,
saying he was caught red-handed by officers and, if convicted, would draw a
long jail sentence.
But the defense counsel said Arzaga was determined to seek
bail because he had a young son to look after. The lawyer said his client also
needed to collect his stuff from a hotel where he was staying when he was
arrested this month.
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Chainrai refused Arzaga’s bail application and ordered him remanded
in custody until the next hearing on Jan. 30.
In the same court, a Hong Kong-born Filipino bartender and
his British buddy detained in connection with a burglary attempt also failed in
their bail application.
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Defendants M A Miranda and C Floresca, both 23, appeared in
court nearly three months since they were arrested by police at dawn last Oct
28 while allegedly trying to break into The Globe pub in Central.
Chainrai ordered the defendants remanded in custody until
the next hearing on Feb. 19.
