The Department of Justice approved the other day another nine counts of child abuse, kidnapping, serious illegal detention, and kidnapping against Mariano Tanenglian, brother of business tycoon Lucio Tan, and his wife and two children in connection with the complaint of another housemaid.
Preliminary investigation of the department’s Task Force on Women and Children Protection gave weight to the testimony of complainant of victim Aljane Bacanto in approving the child abuse charges against the Tanenglians. She said she was only 16 when she was hired by the Tanenglians.
She said she was constantly physically abused, deprived of food, and deprived of her liberty since sie was not allowed to leave the premises.
However, the DOJ junked he charges of frustrated homicide against the Tanenglians.
Tanenglian’s lawyer, Raymund Quiroz has questioned Bacanto’s testimony saying that this is still part of stopping Mariano Tan's to testify at the Sandiganbayan.
Source:
The Philippine Star (Page 18)
January 22, 2010
Preliminary investigation of the department’s Task Force on Women and Children Protection gave weight to the testimony of complainant of victim Aljane Bacanto in approving the child abuse charges against the Tanenglians. She said she was only 16 when she was hired by the Tanenglians.
She said she was constantly physically abused, deprived of food, and deprived of her liberty since sie was not allowed to leave the premises.
However, the DOJ junked he charges of frustrated homicide against the Tanenglians.
Tanenglian’s lawyer, Raymund Quiroz has questioned Bacanto’s testimony saying that this is still part of stopping Mariano Tan's to testify at the Sandiganbayan.
Source:
The Philippine Star (Page 18)
January 22, 2010
