ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A British national was arrested in Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte for violation of Republic Act 9262, otherwise known as the “Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act of 2004.”
Chief Supt. Emmanuel Luis Licup, Police Regional Office-Region 9 (PRO-9) director, identified the suspect as Christopher Moore, 54, who hailed from Gwynedd County in Wales, United Kingdom.
Moore was arrested through a warrant of arrest around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at his temporary residence in Barangay Madalag, Jose Dalman town.
Licup said Moore has a standing warrant of arrest for violation of Section 5(i) of R.A. 9262, with a recommended bail of PHP80,000 issued on November 21, 2018 by the court of Dipolog City.
Moore is being detained at the police headquarters of Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte. (PNA)
British national nabbed for violence vs. women, children
By Teofilo Garcia, Jr.
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