A CRIMINAL complaint was formally filed before the Office of the City Prosecutor of Mandaluyong City against the Chinese woman who splashed a glassful of taho, or sweetened soy pudding, at a policeman assigned at the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3) station in Mandaluyong City last Saturday.
Chinese national Jiale Zhang, 23, was specifically charged by Police Officer William Cristobal with unjust vexation, disobedience to an agent of person in authority and direct assault.
A copy of the complaint was furnished to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Zhang, a fashion student, was arrested by police officers after she refused to heed their request not to bring her cup of taho inside the station as part of the security measures being implemented by the authorities against possible terrorist attacks in light of the recent twin bombing at the Jolo cathedral allegedly perpetrated by suicide bombers.
The MRT 3 management has been implementing a no-liquid policy inside the station and train premises as part of the security measures.
Instead of complying with the measure, Zhang argued with the authorities and when Cristobal approached her to explain the policy she threw her cup of taho at the latter.
The incident which was even caught on video, which went viral on social media resulted in the arrest of the Chinese woman.