Harry Roque —Inquirer file photograph
MANILA, Philippines — Simply give up to the panel and cease making excuses, the Home quad committee challenged former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court docket denied his plea for a writ of amparo.
In a joint assertion, Laguna Rep. Dan Fernandez and Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers stated that with the Supreme Court docket resolution, Roque ought to merely face the music and reply the allegations towards him earlier than the committee.
“Simply give up, Legal professional Roque,” Fernandez stated. “This isn’t the time to be evasive. He mustn’t disguise behind technicalities or writs that haven’t any authorized foundation.”
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Echoed Barbers: “If he isn’t hiding something, then why go into hiding? The general public deserves to know the reality.”
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“If he believes he’s harmless, he ought to welcome the chance to clear his title in a correct authorized discussion board. Making an attempt to flee by technicalities solely raises extra suspicions,” Barbers added
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Authorities have been looking for Roque after the quad committee cited him in contempt final month and ordered his detention for failing to submit subpoenaed paperwork, together with his tax data and assertion of belongings, liabilities and web value.
Roque sought a safety order from the excessive court docket, however on Tuesday, Supreme Court docket spokesperson Camille Ting stated the excessive tribunal en banc denied his petition as a writ of amparo was restricted to extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.
Named in his petition are the 4 quad committee chairs Fernandez, Barbers, Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante and Abang Lingkod Rep. Joseph Paduano.
However whereas denying Roque’s prayer for a writ of amparo, the excessive court docket required the Home quad committee conducting the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators investigation to remark inside 10 days on his petition for prohibition.
The previous presidential spokesperson requested the court docket to cease the quad committee from arresting him, requiring him to attend future hearings and producing paperwork associated to his enterprise dealings and private belongings.
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It was Roque who had promised the committee that he would offer these paperwork however later reneged and referred to as the panel’s inquiry a “kangaroo court docket.”
