By Veronica Uy
The Philippine Daily InquirerA Filipina charged and jailed in Brunei for possessing a bullet, which she wore an amulet, was released on September 1 after spending 10 days in detention at the Jerudong Prison, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.
In her report to the home office, Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Virginia Benavidez said the public prosecutor said it did not wish to pursue the criminal case against Florida Narvarte Norman on “compassionate grounds.â€
The public prosecutor also told the magistrate court that the Filipina did not pose a threat to the security of Brunei Darussalam following a background check on her.
Norman, a permanent resident of Australia, her Australian husband Peter, and her one-year-old son John Rainier, were traveling to the Philippines from Darwin, Australia, via Brunei Darussalam, when arrested.
The Normans were about to board their connecting flight to Manila when she was arrested at the departure hall of Brunei International Airport on August 21 after a bullet was found in her wallet in a routine check.
During the police investigation, she explained that her father gave her the bullet as an amulet during her university days in the Philippines. She has since kept it as a lucky charm.
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