Wanted South Korean nabbed at BI head office
A SOUTH Korean man wanted in his home country for pimping was arrested last Wednesday at the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) head office in Intramuros, Manila.
Oh Myunggyun, 49, was intercepted after attempting to extend his temporary visitors’ visa, according to reports.
BI tourist visa section (TVS) chief Raymond Remigio said that Oh was accosted after frontliner personnel Mark Vallejo and Lourdes Maliksi discovered that he has an active derogatory record.
Oh is the subject of a summary deportation order issued by the BI for being a fugitive from justice in South Korea.
A warrant of arrest against Oh has been issued by the Korean government for arrangement of commercial sex acts and his passport has been revoked.
Remigio said that the subject was immediately arrested and is now temporarily detained in the BI’s holding facility in Bicutan, Taguig.
BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco lauded the personnel involved in the arrest of the South Korean and warned foreign nationals not to make the Philippines a safe haven if they are wanted in their home countries.
“We have close coordination with foreign governments who send us information about wanted fugitives. These fugitives face arrest, deportation and blacklisting,” he warned.
