Manila Vice Mayor Francisco Domagoso, popularly known as former actor
Isko Moreno, along with five councilors, were arrested on Saturday for
allegedly involving in illegal gambling.
The politicians are said to have engaged in gambling by sponsoring a
bingo game which attracted some 500 people in Manila's Blumentritt area,
a
report from the Inquirer said.
The re-electionist Moreno was picked up by members of the Manila Police
District (MPD) together with other allies: Councilors Jong Isip, Joel
Chua, Benny Ang, Yul Servo and Maria Asuncion Fuguso.
Moreno is the running mate of former President Joseph Estrada, who will run as Mayor in the country's capital city.
Moreno and the councilors were detained at the Quiapo station and were
to undergo routine medical checkups before the inquest proceedings at
press time, the report said.
Moreno said they were manhandled by the policemen and claimed they were
just talking to their supporters since Commission on Elections (Comelec)
chair Sixto Brillantes said such meetings were not prohibited at the
time.
Estrada arrived at the station and spoke with the detained politicians
for about 30 minutes. He denounced the arrest as "pure
political harassment."
Moreno and the councilors were discharged past midnight for lack of
evidence, but Supt. Ricardo Layug, commander of the MPD's Quiapo
station, said the case against the detained politicians are still up for
further investigation.
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