Police rescue Chinese national kidnapped by fellow Chinese

Police rescue Chinese national kidnapped by fellow Chinese

Four Chinese nationals pose for mugshots after their in arrest in relation to the alleged kidnapping of a fellow Chinese in Parañaque City. PHOTO from PNP-AKG

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) has rescued a Chinese national allegedly kidnapped by four other compatriots after failing to pay his debt.

The PNP-AKG on Tuesday identified the victim as Li Bo, 29, who is staying in the country as a tourist.

According to a report from the PNP-AKG, the victim was forcibly taken to a cab by his abductors at around 2 a.m. on June 20 while he was waiting for a ride at the lobby of a resort and casino complex in Parañaque City.

He was later brought to a condominium also in Parañaque, where he was allegedly beaten by his captors several times.

Police said the victim owes the suspect some P200,000 with a five-percent interest per day. During his ordeal, he managed to send, through a messaging app, his exact location to one of his friends, who then reported the incident to the PNP-AKG.

Operatives of the PNP-AKG then launched an operation at the condominium and successfully rescued the victim at around 7 p.m. on June 22.

Police also arrested the victim’s alleged abductors, namely Yalong Ding, Mingmeng Zhang, Leilei Fang, and Quishun Li.

The suspects were brought to the office of the PNP-AKG at Camp Crame. They later went through inquest proceedings led by a senior assistant prosecutor of the Department of Justice for the crime of kidnapping for ransom with serious illegal detention. (Editor: Eden Estopace)

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