CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A Filipino businessman wanted for the murder of his own brother has been repatriated to the country from Malaysia where he was arrested by the Royal Malaysian Police last March 22.
Alan Dennis Sytin y Lim, 51, a businessman from Greenhills, San Juan City, arrived at the NAIA Terminal 3, Pasay City, at around 11:20 p.m. on April 11, where he was promptly served a warrant of arrest by PNP personnel from Police Regional Office 3
The warrant, issued by Judge Caroline L. Tobias of RTC Branch 7, Manila, dated Sept. 1, 2020, stems from Criminal Case No. 2019-1076 for the crime of murder. No bail was recommended.
Sytin is a central figure in the murder case of his brother, Dominic Sytin y Lim, the president and CEO of United Auctioneers Inc., who was fatally shot outside the Lighthouse Hotel in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in November 2018.
The fugitive had been detained in Malaysia after being arrested 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 had already been cancelled on Sept. 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 (File No. 2020/5758) was likewise issued on Jan. 24, 2020. The arrest was a product of detailed coordination and intelligence sharing initiated by 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 Sytin’s apprehension and turnover.
Following his detention, the PNP worked closely with the Philippine Embassy in Malaysia to arrange Sytin’s repatriation, culminating in his official turnover to the escorting PNP team at NAIA.
The coordinated effort was spearheaded by PRO-3 director BGen. Jean S. Fajardo, with support from the Aviation Security Group-NAIA and the City of San Fernando Police Station, Pampanga PPO.
“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,” noted Fajardo. Punto News Team/PRO3-PR
