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QC court junks illegal recruitment case vs Jay Sonza; other cases still pending

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2763403" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>MANILA — A Quezon City court has junked the syndicated and large-scale illegal recruitment case against former broadcaster Jay Sonza.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/15/23/jay-sonza-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-recruitment">Jay Sonza arrested for alleged illegal recruitment: NBI</a></li></ul><p>In its ruling, the QC Regional Trial Court branch 100 said that Sonza&#x27;s case was “dismissed provisionally” after the complainants failed to show up during the court&#x27;s hearings.</p><p>The court said that Sonza couldl be released from detention if he had no other pending cases.</p><p>Sonza was arrested last July 18 on his way to board a flight to Hong Kong at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 after immigration officials discovered that there was a pending estafa case against him. </p><p>The Bureau of Immigration eventually detained him when an active warrant for syndicated and large-scale illegal recruitment was found against him. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/16/23/bjmp-jay-sonza-to-be-transferred-to-different-jail-facility">BJMP: Jay Sonza to be transferred to different facility by Aug. 18</a></li></ul><p>Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) spokesperson Jayrex Bustinera said Sonza still had pending libel and estafa cases. </p><p>&quot;Tinitingnan pa namin yung 11 counts for estafa... Sa Branch 77, may kasong libel... Kung makapagpiyansa siya at ma-verify na walang pending case, susundin natin ang utos ng korte kung may bababa pong release order,&quot; Bustinera said.</p><p>(We are looking at 11 counts for estafa against him. There is also a libel case. If he can post bail and we can verify that there is not other pending case, we will follow any court order for his release.)</p><div><strong>— Report from Zyann Ambrosio, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

A Quezon City court has junked the syndicated and large-scale illegal recruitment case against former broadcaster Jay Sonza.