ALLEGED MASTERMIND IN KILLING OF BUSINESSMAN DOMINIC SYTIN REPATRIATED FROM MALAYSIA, NOW IN PNP CUSTODY

BY KEVIN GALANG

The alleged mastermind in the murder of businessman Dominic Sytin in 2018 on Friday nighr was sent back to the Philippines from Malaysia and is now under the custody of the Philiippine National Police (PNP).

Alan Dennis Sytin, who was arrested in partnership with the Royal Malaysia Police on March 22, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City around 11:20 p.m. on Friday.

He was promptly served a warrant of arrest, Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) Director Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said.

The arrest warrant for murder dated September 1, 2020 was issued by Judge Caroline L. Tobias of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 7. No bail was  recommended.

The coordinated effort was spearheaded by Fajardo, with the support from the Aviation Security Group-NAIA, the San Fernando City police and  the Pampanga police.

The suspect had been detained in Malaysia after being apprehended on March 22, 2025, by the Special Investigation Branch of the Petaling Jaya District Police at Cobra Rugby Club in Selangor for failure to present a valid travel document, in violation of Section 6(1)(c) of Malaysia’s Immigration Act. 

His Philippine passport was also cancelled on September 12, 2024, by virtue of a court order dated June 26, 2024, from the same court that issued his arrest warrant. 

An Interpol Red Notice was likewise issued against the suspect on January 24, 2020.

According to Fajardo, the arrest was a result of the detailed coordination and intelligence sharing initiated by the PRO3 and acted upon by the Philippine Police attaché to Malaysia, Col. Excelso Lazaga Jr., who filed a Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (MACM) request. 

The move received the full backing of Malaysian Police Commissioner Datuk Ts. Ahmad Ramdzan bin Daud, facilitating the suspect’s apprehension and turnover.

Following the suspect’s detention, the PNP worked closely with the Philippine Embassy in Malaysia to arrange his repatriation.

The suspect was officially turned over to the escorting PNP team at NAIA.

Sytin is the alleged mastermind in the murder of his elder brother, Dominic, the president and founder of United Auctioneers Inc., outside a hotel in Subic, Zambales on Nov. 28, 2018.

“This mission reflects the PNP’s unyielding resolve to bring criminals to justice, wherever they may flee. Our productive collaboration with the Royal Malaysia Police and our diplomatic representatives in Malaysia shows that no fugitive is beyond the reach of law enforcement when nations stand united against crime,” Fajardo said.