Former Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday denied reports that his requests for asylum were declined.
Roque took to social media, following Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla’s claim that the attempt of the former Palace executive to seek asylum in Austria had been denied.
“For the nth time, Secretary Jonvic Remulla has publicly claimed that my application for asylum in Austria has been denied. This is fake news,” Roque said.
“Secretary Remulla claims that my asylum application should be considered denied because it was supposedly not acted upon within six months. There is no such rule that automatically converts the passage of six months into a denial of an asylum application… My application for asylum has been submitted for resolution, and I continue to await the official decision of the competent Austrian asylum authorities,” he added.
He said until authorities in Austria have issued a decision regarding his request for asylum, any report saying it has already been denied is “false and misleading”.
“Public officials should verify their facts before making categorical statements on matters that are within the jurisdiction of a foreign sovereign state,” Roque said.
