Philippines apologizes over deportees row — Taiwan
02/20/2011The Taiwanese government yesterday said the Philippines has apologized after a row over deporting 14 Taiwanese to China and launched an investigation into the incident.
The Taiwanese were arrested and deported along with 10 Chinese suspects earlier this month after they allegedly swindled $20 million in an international scam targeting mainland Chinese.
“I apologize for this unfortunate incident,” Amadeo Perez, chairman of Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco), was quoted as saying in a ministry statement after meeting Foreign Minister Timothy Yang in Taipei last Friday.
Taiwan expressed fury, insisting that the suspects should have been sent back to face justice on the island instead and warned Manila that the incident had dealt a serious blow to bilateral ties..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110220hed4.html
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