DoJ rejects dismissal plea in kidnap case
THE Chinese who filed a case for kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) and serious illegal detention against his former business partner lauded the Department of Justice (DoJ) for rejecting the dismissal plea filed by the accused.Lin Xiaoqing, owner of Big Emperor Technology, a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO), said that while his claim of being kidnapped was not accepted by the DoJ, the rejection of the dismissal plea of the accused, Richard Lim, and its decision to try Lim for the lesser crime of grave coercion also proved he did not fabricate his story.In a resolution dated February 27, but released only recently, Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento said Lim should be tried for grave coercion for employing "violence, threats, and intimidation" against Lin.Lim, owner of another POGO, Xionwei Technology, was Lin's business partner in Big Emperor Technology.Acting on the recommendation by Senior State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon and Assistant State Prosecutor Michael John Humarang, who evaluated the complaint, Benedicto also rejected Lim's appeal to reject Lin's complaint, saying there is probable cause to prosecute Lim for another criminal offense."While I am not fully satisfied with the resolution, I also find it as a vindication to me and my family honor as it substantially proved that everything I narrated of my experience in the hands of Richard Lim and his men are not mere hearsay but rings of truth," Lin said in a statement.Lin, also known as "Eric Lim," filed kidnap-for-ransom and serious illegal detention charges against Lim on July 27, 2023, nearly a year after he and his driver were allegedly abducted by armed men while vacationing at a beach resort in Batangas on Aug. 19, 2022.The armed men later turned out to be members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) who arrested Lim on the strength of a warrant of arrest for qualified theft issued by the Pasay City Regional Trial Court. He was subsequently detained at the CIDG facility in Taguig.Lin said he and his family were threatened with death by Lim and that he was only "freed" on Sept. 14, 2022, but not after allegedly paying a "ransom" of P100 million to Lim.He said the money was raised and delivered to Lim by his brother, Lin Xiao Feng.Lin also said he was forced to turn over to Lim his controlling shares in Big Emperor Technology.In support of his complaint, Lin submitted the sworn testimonies of his brother and three other individuals who allegedly prepared and delivered the ransom money to Lim and his associates.Lin added that using his influence, Lim also concocted the qualified theft case that became the basis for his arrest by the CIDG.In his counter-affidavit received by the DoJ on Nov. 7, 2023, Lim disputed all the allegations, saying Lin was not abducted but was arrested by the CIDG for qualified theft.Lim called for the outright dismissal of the complaint, but it was rejected by the DoJ, resulting in his indictment for grave coercion.Lim is out on a P36,000 bail. He will be arraigned on June 3 before Branch 115 of the Metropolitan Trial Court, Taguig City.
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THE Chinese who filed a case for kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) and serious illegal detention against his former business partner lauded the Department of Justice (DoJ) for rejecting the dismissal plea filed by the accused.
Lin Xiaoqing, owner of Big Emperor Technology, a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO), said that while his claim of being kidnapped was not accepted by the DoJ, the rejection of the dismissal plea of the accused, Richard Lim, and its decision to try Lim for the lesser crime of grave coercion also proved he did not fabricate his story.
In a resolution dated February 27, but released only recently, Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento said Lim should be tried for grave coercion for employing "violence, threats, and intimidation" against Lin.
Lim, owner of another POGO, Xionwei Technology, was Lin's business partner in Big Emperor Technology.
Acting on the recommendation by Senior State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon and Assistant State Prosecutor Michael John Humarang, who evaluated the complaint, Benedicto also rejected Lim's appeal to reject Lin's complaint, saying there is probable cause to prosecute Lim for another criminal offense.
"While I am not fully satisfied with the resolution, I also find it as a vindication to me and my family honor as it substantially proved that everything I narrated of my experience in the hands of Richard Lim and his men are not mere hearsay but rings of truth," Lin said in a statement.
Lin, also known as "Eric Lim," filed kidnap-for-ransom and serious illegal detention charges against Lim on July 27, 2023, nearly a year after he and his driver were allegedly abducted by armed men while vacationing at a beach resort in Batangas on Aug. 19, 2022.
The armed men later turned out to be members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) who arrested Lim on the strength of a warrant of arrest for qualified theft issued by the Pasay City Regional Trial Court. He was subsequently detained at the CIDG facility in Taguig.
Lin said he and his family were threatened with death by Lim and that he was only "freed" on Sept. 14, 2022, but not after allegedly paying a "ransom" of P100 million to Lim.
He said the money was raised and delivered to Lim by his brother, Lin Xiao Feng.
Lin also said he was forced to turn over to Lim his controlling shares in Big Emperor Technology.
In support of his complaint, Lin submitted the sworn testimonies of his brother and three other individuals who allegedly prepared and delivered the ransom money to Lim and his associates.
Lin added that using his influence, Lim also concocted the qualified theft case that became the basis for his arrest by the CIDG.
In his counter-affidavit received by the DoJ on Nov. 7, 2023, Lim disputed all the allegations, saying Lin was not abducted but was arrested by the CIDG for qualified theft.
Lim called for the outright dismissal of the complaint, but it was rejected by the DoJ, resulting in his indictment for grave coercion.
Lim is out on a P36,000 bail. He will be arraigned on June 3 before Branch 115 of the Metropolitan Trial Court, Taguig City.
