No info yet on Italian: Zamboanga police
Published on: Saturday, October 25, 2014
KOTA KINABALU: The mystery of Italian businessman William Bocchi's whereabouts has deepened.There is reportedly no sign of him in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines where he was supposed to have gone after leaving Sabah. Zamboanga City Police Director, Senior Superintendent Angelito Casimiro, said there was no information yet on Bocchi. "We will check first with the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation as well as with Aleson Shipping," he told Philippine Daily Inquirer, Friday.Rear Admiral Reynaldo Yoma, Commander of the Naval Forces South Philippine Navy, said we "will have to check with our intelligence."
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On Thursday, Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said the 52-year-old Italian boarded the ferry in the east coast town of Sandakan on Oct 14."He has gone to Zamboanga for a holiday," Jalaluddin said.Bocchi arrived in Malaysia via KLIA2 on Oct 12 and flew to Kota Kinabalu the following day before taking a connecting Maswings flight to Lahad Datu.He was seen arriving at the Lahad Datu airport at about 1pm on Oct 13.
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Lahad Datu businessman Sia Yiik Huon reported Bocchi's absence on Oct 20 after being alerted by a friend in Kuala Lumpur, who had in turn received an e-mail from the Italian's colleague, whom he only knew as Fabio.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Although the police determined he had gone there for a "holiday" and considered the case closed, Bocchi's choice is unusual due to the city's reputation in light of recent news of kidnappings by armed gunmen.
