Former Duterte Spox Harry Roque Remains in The Netherlands amid Calls To Return to PH
HARRY ROQUE – The former Duterte spokesman claimed that he will just return to the Philippines after the term of Pres. Bongbong Marcos.
Former presidential spox Roque who was the spokesman during the term of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte is currently in The Hague, Netherlands like his former boss. Duterte is detained under the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for more than 100 days.
Harry Roque is an asylum seeker in The Netherlands. Previously, after the House of Representatives ordered his arrest for contempt, the former Duterte spox went into hiding for six (6) months. He is being probed over his alleged ties with the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming operations in the country.
As for Roque, the alleged “political persecution” against him by the Marcos Jr. administration is because of his ties with the Dutertes. He is one of the closest allies of the Duterte family and he even offered to defend the former President in his legal battle before the ICC.
Currently, there is a pending arrest warrant against Harry Roque issued by a local court in Pampanga. However, the Philippine authorities admitted that it cannot directly serve the arrest warrant as the former Duterte spox is an asylum seeker in The Netherlands.
Meanwhile, the Philippine authorities confirmed that they will seek the assistance of the International Criminal Police Organization or Interpol on the matter. Department of Justice Secretary Boying Remulla also confirmed the efforts in the pursuit of the cancellation of Roque’s passport.
However, amid his arrest warrant being yet to be served, Harry Roque who previously issued a challenge to the Philippine government to come and get him from The Netherlands claimed he will just go home to the country after the term of Pres. Bongbong Marcos ends. Based on a post on his official social media account, the former Duterte spox vowed to be back in the country on the very first day after the Marcos administration’s term.
“As soon as Marcos is gone, I’m back on day one. And sana this time around, we make them pay for all their offenses,” Roque said.
Based on the post, Harry Roque also claimed that he cannot forgive the Marcos admin for causing the distance between him and his family now. The former Duterte spox expressed his hope that when Pres. Bongbong Marcos is no longer in the position, they will be held liable for their alleged “offenses”.
Harry Roque also recently chided Pres. Bongbong Marcos seemingly tagging him a “clown” over his recent remarks. The Filipino lawyer is not part of the ICC legal team of former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte despite his persistence to defend him as the Duterte camp wants lawyers who can focus in the case of the former Chief Executive.