Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd on Wednesday defended the visit to the Department of Justice (DOJ) of Alex Wong Chu King, the owner of the controversial tobacco firm Mighty Corp. Aguirre said that the businessman cannot be arrested because there is no case filed against him. At the time of our meeting yesterday [Tuesday], there were no cases filed against Mr. Alex Wong Chu King yet, that is why I did not order his arrest,” he pointed out. “There is no reason to have Alex Wong Chu King arrested as of the moment. He added that it is the best time for Wong Chu King to settle his problems with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC).

Source: Manila Times March 08, 2017 13:52 UTC