POLICE authorities have arrested two Germans in Zamboanga del Sur on complaints of physical abuse filed by the common-law partner of one of the two foreigners, an official said.

Chief Superintendent Emmanuel Luis Licup, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula director, said Hans Weber, 35 and Jasmin Binder, were arrested around 9 a.m. in their temporary residence at Purok 5 in Bogo village, Pagadian City.

Licup said that Weber and Binder, both from Mancfalls, Germany, were arrested based on complaints of physical abuse filed by Lucel Mercurio, 28, Weber’s common-law partner.

He said Mercurio complained that Weber slapped her while Binder grabbed her hair and punched her.

Licup said that when the victim shouted for help, the father and neighbors of Mercurio tried to pacify but to no avail, which prompted them to seek police assistance.

The two Germans were detained at the police headquartetrs of Pagadian City pending the filing of appropriate charges against them, he added. (SunStar Philippines)