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CD - 18. People vs. BuluChowdury, G.R. No. 12977-80, Feb. 15, 2000
CD - 18. People vs. BuluChowdury, G.R. No. 12977-80, Feb. 15, 2000
Facts: Bulu Chowdury was charged with the crime of illegal recruitment in large scale
by recruiting Estrella B. Calleja, Melvin C. Miranda and Aser S. Sasis for employment in
Korea. Evidence shows that accused appellant interviewed private complainant in
1994 at Craftrades office. At that time, he was an interviewer of Craftrade which was
operating under temporary authority given by POEA pending the renewal of license. He
was charged based on the fact that he was not registered with the POEA as employee
of Craftrade and he is not in his personal capacity, licensed to recruit overseas workers.
The complainants also averred that during theirapplications for employment for abroad,
the license of Craftrade was already expired.
For his defense Chowdury testified that he worked as interviewer at Craftrade from
1990 until 1994. His primary duty was to interview jobapplicants for abroad. As a mere
employee, he only followed the instructions given by his superiors, Mr. Emmanuel
Geslani, the agency's President and General Manager, and Mr. UtkalChowdury, the
agency's Managing Director.