Senate panel to invite Pogo boss Lin Xunhan to next hearing – Hontiveros

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate panel investigating illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) will be inviting Lin Xunhan, a Pogo boss under the identity of Lyu Dong, to its next hearing, Senator Risa Hontiveros confirmed Friday.

“We will also write to the courts handling his cases to have Pogo boss Lyu Dong attend the final hearing,” Hontiveros said in Filipino.

“In Lyu Dong’s latest arrest, if there are theories linking him to Guo Hua Ping, we need to establish that connection,” she added.

Passport of Lin Xunhan PHOTO COURTESY OF PAOCC

Sen. Win Gatchalian on Tuesday said Lin’s presence was vital to the next hearing of the Hontiveros-led probe, as he wanted to see whether the Pogo big boss was connected to other scam farms.

READ: Gatchalian: Pogo boss Lin Xunhan’s presence in next hearing vital

“We need to establish all of this: who is connected to whom and what these connections are, to complete the picture in our investigation,” Hontiveros said.

“Still, there are bigger bosses involved who have yet to be held accountable. We must catch them and ensure they answer for their crimes against many innocent people,” she added.

Lin was arrested by operatives of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (Paocc) at a subdivision in Biñan City in Laguna province last October 10.

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The Paocc reported that Lin, who is said to have arrived in the Philippines in 2016 and set up Pogo hubs in five regions, used the identity and passport of a certain individual named Lyu Dong.