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| Court rejected bail offer of the pregnant Filipina |
A Filipina arrested for money laundering last Sunday at the airport as she was leaving for the Philippines on maternity leave, remained in jail custody after her offer of $1,000 bail was rejected today at Eastern Court.
Marcela Awingan, 38 years old and seven months pregnant, is accused of dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offense, which is punishable under the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance.
The charge was filed against Awingan, a domestic helper, after $357,000 was deposited and withdrawn from her Standard Chartered Bank account on April 11, 2023.
The
money represented “proceeds of an indictable offense,” the charge said.
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Her
lawyer offered $1,000 -- or PhP9,000 which she had in her wallet when arrested
-- as bail plus conditions such as that she would surrender her Philippine
passport, report to police and stay in a shelter operated by the Philippine
Consulate.
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But the
prosecutor objected to the offer, saying that the amount that went through
her bank account was just part of a case in which the victim of a scam lost
$3.4million.
Principal
Magistrate Ivy Chui adjourned the case to March 22, but allowed a bail review
on Feb. 7.
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| PADALA NA! |
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