AUTHORITIES have been asked to secure an Interpol red notice against London-based Italian entrepreneur Adel En Nouri, who is facing arrest warrants issued by a Bacoor court for qualified human trafficking, serious illegal detention, and large-scale illegal recruitment cases filed by his supposed Filipino victims.
A red notice, issued through the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), is a request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a suspect pending extradition or similar legal action.
In an order dated March 4, the Bacoor Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 119 said it found probable cause to indict Nouri and his co-accused for qualified human trafficking under Section 4(a) in relation to Section 6(c) of Republic Act 9208, as amended by Republic Act 10364, or the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012. The offense is non-bailable.
The court also ordered the arrest of Nouri’s alleged Filipino cohorts, identified as Rafaela Razon, Krizia Ann Geronda Loyang, Ricardo Evangelista Fernandez, and Joshua Sy Lim.
A second arrest warrant was issued on April 10 by the same court against Nouri and several others in connection with charges of serious illegal detention and large-scale illegal recruitment filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Both offenses are likewise non-bailable.
In a letter addressed to Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) Director Major General Robert Alexander Morico II, three alleged victims urged authorities to endorse their case to the Office of the Special Envoy on Transnational Crime to initiate the issuance of a red notice.
“Such action is essential in locating, apprehending, and facilitating the extradition of the accused back to the Philippines so that he may face the charges against him and be held accountable under the law,” the victims said in their request.
“We humbly appeal to your sense of justice and compassion. As victims, we seek not only accountability but also closure and protection,” they added.
The complainants described Nouri as an entrepreneur engaged in luxury, lifestyle, and branding ventures in London, alleging that he used these businesses as a front for a scheme targeting Filipinos seeking employment abroad.
“His continued evasion of the law not only denies us justice but also poses a serious threat to others who may fall victim to similar acts,” the letter read.
In its resolution, the Bacoor RTC said the complainants were able to positively identify Nouri as the individual who offered them overseas jobs, received their placement fees, and allegedly coerced them into performing lascivious acts.
“Respondent Nouri only offered denial and alibi as his defense,” the court said.
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