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Korean to be deported for shooting, robbing Korean boss in Palawan


A South Korean man wanted by authorities in his country for robbing and attempting to kill a compatriot in Palawan two years ago was arrested and will be deported by the Bureau of Immigration. The fugitive, identified as Gwan Wook-ko was nabbed on Dec. 14 in Taguig City by operatives of the BI-Interpol unit. Immigration chief Ronaldo Ledesma said Gwan will be sent back to Seoul as soon as the BI board of commissioners issues the order for his summary deportation. A Seoul district court issued a warrant for Gwan’s arrest for robbing and shooting his employer, also a Korean, at a golf resort in Bulacao, Palawan in 2008. The complainant, Lee Gyegwan, alleged that on Aug. 17, 2008, Gwan took his expensive watch after shooting him four times in the body and hitting him on the head with a stick. Lee added that the suspect also tried but failed to take his bag containing cash amounting to $50,000. Jerome Gabionza, BI-Interpol operations chief, said Gwan’s passport was already cancelled by the Korean government, making him an undocumented alien. Gabionza said the fugitive was about to enter the Korean embassy presumably to secure his travel documents when he was arrested by immigration agents. – MRT/VS, GMANews.TV

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