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| Li Yuen Street West, known to Filipinas as 'alley-alley' (Google Maps photo) |
A Filipina will spend a total of six weeks in jail for possessing and selling liquor, and doing that while holding a domestic helper’s visa.
Joyce Agcanas, 30 years old, pleaded guilty today at the Eastern Court to three charges, for which Principal Magistrate Ivy Chui meted her the following penalties:
· For selling liquor without a license, which is contrary to the Dutiable Conmodities Ordinance, Agcanas was sentenced to two days’ imprisonment.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
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* For possession of liquor without a license, which
is also contrary to the Dutiable Conmodities Ordinance, she was sentenced to four
weeks imprisonment.
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* For breach of conditionn of stay, for selling
liquor while employed as a domestic helper, Agcanas was sentenced to six weeks in
jail.
Magistrate Chui ordered the sentences to run at the same time, so the total sentence is six weeks in jail.
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| TAWAG NA! |
Agcanas was arrested selling liquor on Oct. 21 last year on
the third floor of 15 Li Yuen Street West in Central, known to Filipinos as "alley-alley."
During investigation at the police station, officers discovered that she was a domestic helper, whose condition of stay as approved by the Immigration Department, prohibits her from doing any other work.
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