Pokwang’s lawyer, Atty. Ralph Calinisan, celebrated the victory of his client who asked the Bureau of Immigration to deport her ex-partner, Lee O’Brian.
In a tweet, Atty. Calinisan said that they couldn’t hide their happiness after the agency finally deported Lee on April 8, 2024, and put him on the immigration blacklist to prevent him from coming back to the Philippines.
Calinisan believed that the result of the deportation case against Lee was proof that the justice system in the country was working especially against foreigners who were taking advantage of Filipina women like Pokwang.
“Hindi namin maitago ang aming kaligayahan sa balitang deported na si Lee O’Brian. Tunay na umaandar ang hustisya sa Pilipinas. Nagpapasalamat kmi sa BI,” he said.
“Bawal ang mga babaero at mapang-aping dayuhan sa ating bansa. The PH is, as it should be, for the true welfare of the Filipino,” he added.
Hindi namin maitago ang aming kaligayahan sa balitang deported na si Lee O'Brian. Tunay na umaandar ang hustisya sa Pilipinas. Nagpapasalamat kmi sa BI. Bawal ang mga babaero at mapang-aping dayuhan sa ating bansa. The PH is, as it should be, for the true welfare of the Filipino. pic.twitter.com/yilx2sKm5e
— Ralph Calinisan (@ralph_calinisan) April 11, 2024
As of writing, Lee has yet to give a statement on his deportation.
Last year, Pokwang filed a complaint against Lee, saying that the latter was working in the Philippines without proper documents.
Pokwang’s critics questioned the comedian’s intention, saying that she must be already aware that Lee was undocumented for a long time already.
Meanwhile, Supporters of the American actor were expecting that he would make an effort to be removed from the immigration blacklist.