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Wednesday, June 22, 2005
2 of 4 Indonesians in estafa post bail
By Raquel C. Bagnol
TWO of the four Indonesian nationals accused of swindling a Filipino lawyer of P1.6 million intended for the purchase and transport of diesel oil from Indonesia in October last year posted a bailbond of P40,000 each Tuesday.
The court denied the motion filed by the respondents to reduce the recommended bailbond by half.
Christian and Delfian Pinontoan, reportedly Ateneo de Davao University students, were arrested by police authorities Saturday afternoon inside their rented apartment at Ecoland in Davao City by virtue of the warrant of arrest issued by RTC Branch 16 Judge Emmanuel Carpio.
They filed a motion to reduce the recommended bailbond to P20,000 for their provisional freedom, but the court denied their motion.
Assistant city prosecutor Emilio Dayanghirang recommended the filing of charges against the accused with two others identified as Jootje Pinontoan and Deetje Poluakan for estafa case, which is a violation of Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
Lawyer Elvin Hayes Nidea of Makati City filed an eight-page affidavit and claimed that he is the legal counsel of Andan Enterprise and O'relyn Trading Corporation.
He said his partner Dale Pastoriza of Davao City informed him on October 11, last year that an Indonesian firm represented by Jootjie Pinontuan has offered to supply them with hi-speed diesel oil in large quantities.
Nidea was later appointed counsel of the PT Jaya Bumi Lestari, the alleged company of the respondents.
He said he and Pastoriza went to Manado in November last year to finalize the deal.
Nidea claimed that aside from the various expenses they incurred in going to Manado, they also spent thousands for telephone communications and processing of documents.
He said they paid US$30,000 for the diesel oil and its transport via cargo ship but no diesel oil was delivered. He also added that the respondents did not return the money despite several electronic demand letters, which eventually prompted them to file the case in court.
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