Ming Chuan University Department of Criminal Justice

Teacher Wang, Po-Chi accepted an interview with Public Television News Network	2024/3/15

Teacher Wang, Po-Chi accepted an interview with Public Television News Network: Philippine police cracked the fraud center, three people became slaves, and the Criminal Bureau pointed out that one person is wanted The Philippine police cracked the fraud center, three people became slaves, and the criminal bureau identified one person as a wanted criminal Release time: March 15, 2024 19:31 Update time: March 15, 2024 20:02 Xie Zhenglin/Comprehensive Report The picturesque city of Banban in the Philippines has recently been uncovered by local police at a fraud center. According to foreign media reports, over 800 suspected victims of human trafficking have been rescued, including 3 Taiwanese who have also become slave workers. Their passports have been confiscated and they are required to engage in crimes such as love fraud and cryptocurrency fraud. But why did the rescued Chinese fly overseas this time? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs only responded and has access to relevant cases; The Criminal Bureau stated that one of them is a Taiwanese wanted criminal and is currently expanding its investigation with the Philippine police. There were both men and women sitting in rows on the roadside. Before dawn, the police launched an attack and raided a large fraud center in the Philippines. Slave workers were constantly rescued from their homes. According to Philippine police statistics, over 800 people were rescued. Winston Casio, spokesperson for the Philippine Presidential Office's Anti Organized Crime Commission, said, "There are 36 buildings here, and we originally expected to rescue approximately 10000 or 1000 foreigners." All nationalities are on the rescue list, and local media reports indicate that not only China, Vietnam, and Malaysia, but also three Taiwanese have been found. The police investigation found that this illegal stronghold is located in Banban City, Philippines. It appears to be engaged in online gaming, but behind the scenes involves crimes such as love fraud and cryptocurrency fraud. All firearms and bullets, big and small, were seized. Foreign media also reported that the group involved used coercion to demand that suspected victims of human trafficking cooperate with fraud. In order to effectively control the situation, even their passports were confiscated until one Vietnamese escaped and reported the case, exposing the entire situation. In the past Cambodian fraud, some people mistakenly believed in overseas job applications and were beaten and abused, while others knowingly committed it and knew about it before departure. How could the three Chinese people rescued this time run to the Philippines and become fraudulent slave workers? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs only stated that they have knowledge of the relevant cases; The Criminal Bureau has preliminarily discovered that one person is a Taiwanese wanted criminal surnamed Zhang, and is currently expanding its investigation with the Philippine police. Wang, Po-Chi, an associate professor of the Department of Criminal Justice of Ming Chuan University, said, "It is possible that it is indeed an overseas job fraud, and a relatively large group of people are victims. However, it is reasonable to suspect that there may be a few dozen people mixed in, and he may be an accomplice of the group." The response from various public departments and units is very low-key. Has the number of rescued Chinese people in the entire case been increasing, and what is the motivation for going abroad? The various doubts still need to be continuously clarified.

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