Discussion about a British National detained by Bureau of Immigration for allegation of Adultery.
Leading on from my recent post about air tickets and complying with the Filipino authorities, I have an interesting story to relate from my recent trip to the Philippines.
It came to my attention that one of our citizens has been detained for several weeks in the Philippines because of a mission warrant.
Let me explain further, for those of you who know, this will not suprise you, for those that don't a mission warrant is a form of arrest warrant that empowers Bureau of Immigration agents to detain a foreign citizen without bringing a charge, in other words, its not a criminal warrant, but its a form of civil warrant that empowers you to be formally arrested and detained.
A certain British citizen who we shall call Kenny, married to a Filipino citizen living in the Philippines, lived with his wife in UK for about 10 years before returning to retire, sadly when arriving in Davao City, he had been approached so many times by young ladies, that he finally gave into pressure to sleep with them, his wife so sick of his infidelities, and after putting up with his little indiscretions finally did the dirty of him, and complained to Bureau of Immigration to have his 13a permanent residency visa revoked, I dont know what strings she manage to pull to get this in motion, but Kenny has been arrested or was arrested when I was in Philippines, he is being detained in Davao City at Bureau of Immigration detention centre on the basis of a written statement from his wife, the offence is Adultery, because 4 of the ladies he slept with have come forward and signed their own statements in affidavit, the required witnesses have compelled the BofI to take action, he has had no visit as yet from British Consular officers, and as yet has not been released.
His Filipino lawyer has had a district judge order his release twice, and yet he has not been released, no doubt in time he will be released when the BofI are ordered to do so.
The mission warrant issued by the Commmissioner on Immigration is rather incredible, to hold a foreign citizen on such a charge, but under the Filipino family code, this consitutes disgraceful sexual conduct, and provided there are 4 witnesses to the act of unlawful sexual intercourse, technically the man can be held.
This is the 1st time I have ever heard of such a thing happening, but my sources tell me that there are a number of foreign nationals languishing in Bureau of Immigration detention centres for similar indiscretions, the trouble with Kenny is.....he got found out....silly boy
SO WATCH OUT YOU LOT ......HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA