Atty. Ferdinand Topacio yesterday welcomed the decision of the Department of Justice (DoJ) dismissing the money laundering charges against his client Katherine Cassandra Li Ong for lack of evidence.

“We gladly welcome the dismissal by the Department of Justice of all money laundering charges against our client, Ms. Katherine Cassandra Li Ong, and we are thankful that the panel of prosecutors have found that there was an utter lack of evidence against her."

“We congratulate the panel of prosecutors for their professionalism, and we are hopeful that the DoJ will exhibit the same kind of impartiality and neutrality in the other pending cases against my client now pending before it. Such decisions will definitely go a long way in dispelling from the minds of the public recent doubts that the DoJ is being weaponized to suit the political agenda of certain groups and individuals.”

The DoJ in a 48-page resolution dismissed the money laundering case of Ong for lack of evidence, however, it recommended the filing of charges against Alice Guo saying the proceeds from the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators activities inside Baofu compound owned by Guo’s real estate company are transferred to other legitimate businesses of the Guo family.

The filing of 62 counts of money laundering case against the dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor has been approved by the DoJ.

Aside from Guo, facing 31 counts of money laundering cases are her parents, siblings and 26 others.