DOJ warns foreigners of ‘severe’ legal consequences over illegal POGOs

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DOJ warns foreigners of ‘severe’ legal consequences over illegal POGOs
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Amid the illegal activities involving Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators , Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Sunday urged foreigners in the country to follow Philippine laws or else they would face severe legal repercussions.Remulla issued the warning following the raid on the POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga where authorities discovered evidence of torture and kidnapping.

Among them was a Chinese man handcuffed to a bed frame who had multiple bruises and wounds throughout his body.PAOCC also reported a woman who was tortured and sold through online bidding for sexual services inside the compound.In a Kapihan forum, PAOCC spokesperson Winston John Casio said that it might take authorities a week to completely search the POGO hub in Porac as it was a 10-hectare compound with 46 buildings.

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