Philippines seeks Interpol help to arrest lawyer linked to POGO trafficking case

Lawyer Daniela Agnello said her clients in Italy’s Operation Kappa had been arrested, but a review court revoked the precautionary measure. She said the company she represents operates gaming-machine management and top-up distribution activities under a contract with the state concessionaire, and intends to provide documentation arguing that its business was lawful; she also said clients in the earlier Totem case were acquitted.

Defendants in Operation Kappa, a case concerning alleged illegal online betting in Messina, were arrested, but a review court revoked the precautionary measure, lawyer Daniela Agnello told Agimeg. The operation stems from an earlier anti-mafia investigation called Totem, in which her clients were acquitted because the fact did not exist, in a judgment that became final, she said.