菲律宾国家调查局起诉11人：7名警察被指假借查非法博彩绑架勒索中国女商人
菲律宾国家调查局（NBI）11月5日通报，该局已对11名涉案人员提出刑事指控，其中包括7名警察与4名平民。通报称，这伙人假借打击非法网络博彩（POGO）之名，在甲米地省阿方索市持枪控制一名中国籍女商人及其同伴，并勒索赎金。
据通报，案件发生于10月21日：一伙持枪人员冒充执法人员，突然闯入阿方索市一处农庄度假村，以受害者涉嫌经营非法POGO为由将人控制。
据受害者陈述，嫌疑人最初索要1000万比索赎金，其后多次降低金额，最终降至700万比索，并要求通过加密货币支付。
国家调查局对11人提出的指控涉及绑架勒索、暴力抢劫以及冒充执法机关职权等罪名，案件后续将进入菲律宾司法程序。
近年来，针对在菲中国公民的绑架、勒索类案件时有发生，涉案者中出现执法人员身影尤其引发关注。本案7名警察涉案、被一并起诉，显示菲律宾执法系统内部亦在清理与犯罪团伙勾连的人员。
Philippine NBI Charges 11, Including 7 Police Officers, over Alleged Kidnap-for-Ransom of a Chinese Businesswoman
The Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced on November 5 that it has filed criminal charges against 11 people, including seven police officers and four civilians, accusing the group of posing as law enforcers in a crackdown on illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) and holding a Chinese businesswoman and her companions for ransom in Alfonso, Cavite province.
According to the NBI, the incident took place on October 21, when armed men posing as law-enforcement officers stormed a farm resort in Alfonso, claiming the victims were suspected of running an illegal POGO operation, and detained them.
The victims told investigators the suspects initially demanded 10 million pesos in ransom, then lowered the amount several times to 7 million pesos and demanded payment in cryptocurrency.
The charges filed by the NBI include kidnapping for ransom, robbery with violence and usurpation of authority. The case will now proceed through the Philippine judicial process.
Kidnapping and extortion cases targeting Chinese citizens in the Philippines have occurred repeatedly in recent years, and the involvement of law-enforcement personnel has drawn particular attention. That seven police officers are among those charged in this case signals an internal effort to purge officers colluding with criminal groups.
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