FORMER PRESIDENTIAL SPOX HARRY ROQUE/ FACEBOOK
Former presidential spokesperson Atty. Harry Roque on Sunday denounced the Philippine government’s request to circulate a Red Notice against him.
“I vehemently oppose the request of the Philippine government to issue and circulate a Red Notice against me,” Roque said in a statement.
He asserted that he is a “protected bona fide asylum seeker under Dutch and European Union law” backed by documents from the Immigration and Naturalisation Service.
He insisted the non-bailable “syndicate trafficking” charge against him is fabricated and politically motivated.
Roque said the allegation “forms part of a political retaliation by the current administration against staunch Duterte allies and vocal Marcos Jr. critics.”
He argued that the government’s request violates Articles 2 and 3 of the Interpol Constitution, which cover human rights obligations and ban action on matters “predominantly political in character.”
Roque said Interpol jurisprudence prohibits issuing Red Notices against political opponents and asylum seekers.
He confirmed submitting his opposition to the Commission for the Control of Interpol’s Files to block the Philippine government’s request.
Roque, who denies involvement in trafficking at the Lucky South 99 POGO hub, left the country in 2024 and sought asylum in the Netherlands amid allegations of political persecution.