{"id":48118,"date":"2015-05-03T01:41:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-02T17:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=48118"},"modified":"2015-05-03T01:41:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-02T17:41:16","slug":"two-more-victims-of-velosos-illegal-recruitment-show-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/05\/03\/two-more-victims-of-velosos-illegal-recruitment-show-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Two more victims of Veloso’s illegal recruitment show up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mary Jane Veloso’s alleged recruiter, Maria Kristina Sergio, defends self from allegations. (Screengrab from ABS-CBN News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said on Friday two people surfaced and claimed they were also victims of Ma. Kristina Sergio, the alleged recruiter of Mary Jane Veloso.<\/p>\n

“These two are claiming they were also victimized by the alleged recruiter,” de Lima said.<\/p>\n

However, she refused to give more details regarding the identities and whereabouts of the victims pending verification by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).<\/p>\n

She also said that these cases would be treated separately from Veloso’s own complaint against Sergio, her live-in partner Julius Lacanilao, and an African man only identified as “Ike”.<\/p>\n

“The NBI complaint only covers the case of Mary Jane. She has personal knowledge on the circumstances and could prove her claim she’s just a victim, that she was duped into carrying that luggage with illegal drugs there in Indonesia,” de Lima said.<\/p>\n

She said Veloso would serve as witness and complainant in the criminal charges filed by the NBI last week against Sergio and her two suspected accomplices.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice already issued a subpoena on Lacanilao and Sergio, who is now facing charges of illegal recruitment, human trafficking and estafa.<\/p>\n

The two are to appear before Asst. State Prosecutor Susan Azarcon on May 8 and 14 at 2 p.m. for preliminary investigation.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Indonesian government will not allow Veloso to travel back to the Philippines to testify in court against her recruiter.<\/p>\n

Attorney General’s Office spokesperson Tony Spontana said they would ask Veloso to do a video conference or write a testimony proving her innocence instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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