Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers intercepted a Chinese citizen at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) wanted for kidnapping and illegal detention in Pampanga.
BI-Intelligence unit (BCIU) identified the passenger as Hu Zhen, 25, who was intercepted at the NAIA terminal 3 before he could board his flight to Singapore.
Hu was stopped from leaving after immigration supervisors on duty confirmed that he is the subject of an outstanding hold departure order (HDO) issued by the regional trial court in Angeles City.
“He is required to his court case before he can have his name lifted from the bureau’s hold departure list, as he claimed that said case was already dismissed,” said BI-BCIU overall deputy chief Joseph Cueto.
The Chinese man was wanted for kidnapping and serious illegal detention for ransom which was filed by three other Chinese nationals before Angeles City RTC Branch 56 on March 30, 2020.
Prosecutors alleged that on Feb. 28, 2020 the four accused conspired and confederated to “willfully, unlawfully and feloniously abduct, detain and deprive” of his liberty another Chinese man by means of force.
The suspects demanded 300,000 yuan as ransom for his release. He was, however, released when rescued by a team of policemen from the PNP’s anti-kidnapping task force on March 15, 2020.
Tansingco lauded the BI personnel who successfully foiled Hu’s attempt to flee the country, citing the serious offenses that the Chinese passenger is accused of having committed.