The Department of Justice has directed the Bureau of Immigration to file appropriate cases against the judges who granted freedom to foreign POGO workers who were arrested in Las Pinas City in June for alleged involvement in human trafficking operations.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla lamented that four of the courts in Las Pinas City have actively granted the petitions for habeas corpus by these POGO employees without any condition.
“Four of the courts in Las Piñas have actively granted habeas corpus petitions,” Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said, in a media briefing.
“I want to tell you that I have instructed… the Bureau of Immigration to file the necessary cases against the judges who willingly granted this habeas corpus petitions without any colatilla,” he added.
According to Remulla, there should have been a colatilla on the order for their release that states they can be freed unless they are being detained for other causes.
“That way, they are ignoring the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Immigration, of the Department of Justice, with regard to illegal acts of aliens in the country. So we are filing cases against the judges,” he vowed.
He said the court may have granted the petitions of 600 foreigners.
On June 27, authorities implemted a search warrant following alleged human trafficking situation in the compound of Xinchuang. Police reported that 1,534 Filipinos and 1,190 foreigners were rescued.
A lawyer of camp of Xinchuang has denied allegations of human trafficking or illegal activities taking place at the firm, noting that the business of the company is legitimate.