ONG REFUSES TO GIVE STATEMENT
Charges against Ong may be decades away, with a police record yet to be completed, said options close to the research.
Ong is still imprisoned in the Murcia Sangonera jail. A person may spend up to two years in pre-trial confinement under Spanish law. For severe crimes, this can be extended by two more years.
Ong, who is also Taiwanese, has not been charged by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, despite appearing in court three weeks after he was arrested.
During the court hearing, Manuel Martinez, the attorney representing Ms Fang’s community had pressed for a crime charge, but the army said it was too early for quite a classification, given that the police statement was not yet available.
Given that he is a holiday and has no friends or family in Abanilla or Alicante, where Ms. Fang’s body was discovered, he was detained and put in prison because he was deemed a journey risk.
Sources close to the analysis said the public attorney’s office is still reviewing authorities information and studies. It is anticipated that the police statement will be completed in decades.
Because Ong has been avoiding giving a speech to the authorities, which is stalling the investigation, the motive is still undetermined and some questions remain unanswered, according to the investigators.
There are no plans at the moment for him to provide such a statement, his attorney said. Under Spanish laws, a believe has the right to refuse to do so.
Ana Lucas and Ang Hwee Min contributed to this report.