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Chinese woman in trouble in Philippines for throwing drink at cop
Chinese woman in trouble in Philippines for throwing drink at cop
February 11, 2019 | 11:09 AM
A Philippine police officer on Monday filed criminalcomplaints against a Chinese woman who threw a soft tofu drink at himduring an argument at an overhead train station in the capital. Police officer William Cristobal accused the suspect, Jiale Zhang, a23-year-old fashion design student, of direct assault, disobedienceto an agent of a person in authority, and unjust vexation. Zhang was arrested on Saturday after she threw the tofu drink,locally called taho, at Cristobal who stopped her from entering theplatform of the overhead train station in the Manila suburban city ofMandaluyong. Cristobal said he prevented Zhang from entering the platform becauseshe had not yet consumed the tofu drink, which was not allowed to bebrought in.The incident has gone viral and triggered calls for Zhang'sdeportation.Security has been stepped up in Manila's overhead commuter trainstations after officials received a bomb threat last month.Authorities banned the bringing of all liquids onto platforms.
February 11, 2019 | 11:09 AM