RP sect vows to locate fugitive

Thu, 21 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

MANILA (AFP): A powerful Philippine Christian sect said on
Wednesday it would assist French and local police track down
French fugitive Alfred Sirven, believed hiding in Manila with the
mother of two sect members.

The Iglesia ni Kristo (Church of Christ) also rejected claims
that it had been sheltering Sirven, the former number two at
French oil giant Elf Aquitaine.

The 73-year-old Sirven has been on the run from justice since
1997 for alleged embezzlement and operation of a slush fund to
buy influence in several illicit deals.

Sirven's Filipina girlfriend, Vilma Aguilando Medina, was a
former member of Iglesia, which backs President Joseph Estrada
and commands a three million membership in the predominantly
Christian Philippines.

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