Mugshot of Zhang Mier, often known as Shiela Guo, sister of dismissed Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac. — Picture from the Bureau of Immigrations.
MANILA, Philippines — Shiela Guo is “unreliable” to be a state witness towards dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla stated on Wednesday.
In a press convention held after the Senate deliberated on the proposed 2025 funds of the Division of Justice (DOJ), Remulla instructed reporters that he doesn’t imagine Shiela.
“Hindi ako naniniwala kay Shiela. Hindi ako naniniwala sa kanyang mga sinasabi. Puro I don’t know tapos puro malalabo ang sagot. Unang una, hindi ako naniniwala [na] si Alice Guo sasakay [sa] fishing boat nang tatlong araw para makarating sa Sabah,” he stated.
(I don’t imagine Shiela. I don’t imagine what she stated. She stored on saying I don’t know and he or she stored on giving obscure solutions. To start with, I don’t imagine that Alice would journey a fishing boat for 3 days to succeed in Sabah.)
The DOJ chief was referring to Shiela’s assertion that she, Alice, and Wesley Guo fled the Philippines through a small white boat. She stated they rode a complete of three boats to go to Malaysia.
“Marahil mahirap paniwalaan. Kung yan ay naggaling [sa] Bongao o Zamboanga o Tawi-Tawi [baka] maaari pa. Pero para ito’y manggaling [sa] Zambales at isang libo’t tatlong daang kilometro mula sa Kota Kinabalu e sobra namang galing nila na sumakay sila, parang sine,” Remulla stated.
(It’s tough to imagine. In the event that they got here from Bongao or Zamboanga or Tawi-Tawi possibly it’s doable. But when they got here from Zambales, which is 1,300 kilometers from Kota Kinabalu, then they’re wonderful, it’s like a film.)
He additionally identified that if the Guo siblings rode a fishing boat, the place would they sleep for 3 days?
At this level, Remulla was pressed to reply whether or not or not Shiela may very well be a state witness towards Alice.
“Hindi dependable eh. Yung reliability ng kanyang mga sinasabi ang problema natin eh. Hindi siya dependable witness thus far, kailangan talaga patunayan na kailangang kailangan ang kanyang testimonya upang mangyari ang lahat,” he defined.
(She is unreliable. The reliability of what she stated is our drawback. She isn’t a dependable witness thus far, we have to show that we actually want her testimony for issues to occur.)
Remulla additionally stated it’s doable that Shiela was solely attempting to divert the investigation into Alice’s escape.
Prior Remulla’s pronouncement, Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Felix Ty stated Shiela is certified to be a state witness towards Alice.
Ty, nevertheless, identified that so much must be achieved for such a factor to occur.
“Kami ang magde-determine. Kung hindi [ako] nagkakamali, [dapat] dalhin din dapat sa court docket ito. Pero huwag muna natin masyado patulan ang chance na ito. Ano palang ito, forward-thinking. Marami pa talaga ang kailangan mangyari bago maging state witness. Kung mangyayari man yun,” Ty defined.
(We are going to decide. If I’m not mistaken, this must be dropped at court docket. However let’s not dwell on this chance an excessive amount of. That is solely forward-thinking. Quite a bit must be achieved earlier than she turns into a state witness. If ever it occurs.)
Shiela on Tuesday appeared earlier than the Senate inquiry on how Alice fled the Philippines regardless of an impressive arrest warrant and lookout bulletin towards her.
READ: Shiela Guo faces Senate probe into Alice Guo’s escape
In the course of the listening to, Shiela stated she left the Philippines with Alice and Wesley within the first week of July. She additionally stated that Alice isn’t her organic sister and that she solely met the dismissed Bamban mayor when she was already 17 or 18 years outdated.
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