Prosecutors in this capital of Anhui Province are preparing a murder case involving two Chinese nationals who allegedly killed a Chinese-Filipino businessman in Manila, capital of the Philippines, late last year.

Anhui police arrested Yao Feng on May 17 in a hotel in Huainan City a day after their counterparts in east China's Fujian Province arrested Li Weijiang.

A task force of police officers went to the Philippines in late June to collect evidence for the prosecution, sources with the Department of Public Security of east China's Anhui Province said on Thursday.

It is the latest example of cooperation between China and the Philippines in combating crime. An extradition treaty between the two countries came into effect in March.

Anhui police believe the treaty and China's criminal procedure law give them jurisdiction over the case even though the murder took place in another country.

Prosecutors allege that Li Weijiang ordered Yao Feng, Huang Chengde and a Filipino associate to murder his business rival Shi Wendu after a night of drinking at a Manila hotel on Dec. 1.

Shi's body was found in bushes along a highway in Manila the same day he was murdered. The Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) investigated the case and soon arrested the Filipino.

However, the three Chinese suspects returned to China before Philippine police could detain them. Huang Chengde is still at large.

The Department of Justice of the Philippines asked the Chinese Ministry of Public Security to help bring the suspects to justice.

Source: Xinhua