MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said he would get former presidential spokesman Harry Roque if an Interpol red notice on him comes out after his asylum bid in the Netherlands got junked. This, however, was denied by Roque.
“By the way, tapos na ’yung asylum, na-deny ’yung asylum ni Harry Roque. Tapos na ’yung five months. Kung may red notice na, kukunin ko siya,’’ Remulla told reporters when sought for a comment during a press briefing held at Camp Crame.
(By the way, Harry Roque's asylum request was denied. The 5 months are up. If there's a red notice already, I will get him.)
The former Palace official is believed to be in Austria seeking asylum after his passport was canceled by the Department of Foreign Affairs last November.
Remulla also noted that “unless the asylum is given all warrants are still valid that is why there is no need to wait for five months or six months’’ to get him.
“That’s what I understand but will clarify it later on but we will do our best to bring him home as soon as possible,’’ Remulla explained.
Last July, Remulla also confirmed that the asylum application of former presidential spokesman Harry Roque in Austria was likewise rejected.
Roque denies
Roque took to social media to deny Remulla's claim that his petition for asylum in Austria has been denied and was "fake news."
“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 was “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.
