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| Former Pagadian City Mayor Sammy co and wife Ilang-ilang (Photo by JC) |
PAGADIAN CITY,
Zamboanga del Sur, Dec. 16 (PNA) – The arrest of former Mayor Samuel Co and his
wife, Prescilla Ann, will give them the chances to prove before the court and
to the public that they are not guilty of the case filed against them.
These were the
reactions of a civil society leader and one of the local officials citing they
can now clear their names since they believed the Co couple was also victims of
the Aman Futures investment scam.
National Bureau of
Investigation (NBI) agents have arrested the Cos around 5:09 p.m. Saturday at
Ashton 2 Serendra, Taguig City. They were wanted for their role in the Aman
Futures investment scam that has allegedly victimized thousands of people.
Moro Civil Society
Organization Leader Ibrahim Balimbingan said “the couple continuous evasion and
hiding from law is a sign of guilt and their arrest ended their worries.”
“They can now face
the charges against them with humility so that they can express their rights to
the proper forum to prove that they are not guilty and that justice will
prevail,” Balimbingan, also a member of the Pagadian City Interfaith council,
said.
Councilor Teodoro
Quicoy said the couple is not guilty of the charges hurled against them citing
“they were also victims of the scam.”
Quicoy said the
couple’s arrest will give them the opportunity to prove before the court that
they are not guilty.
The Co couple had
already a plan to voluntarily surrender to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima
prior to their arrest Saturday, according to Quicoy.
The couple was
implicated in the Aman Futures Investment Scam allegedly headed by a Malaysian
national named Manuel Amalilio.
They are now in the
custody of the NBI in Manila. (PNA)
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