Harry Roque, made-detain sa Kongreso pagkatapos i-cite for contempt

- Atty. Harry Roque was cited in contempt by the House committees investigating the POGO

- According to Kabayan party-list Rep. Ron Salo, the lawyer lied about the reason why he skipped the Aug. 16 hearing

- Salo presented a certification from the Manila RTC that the lawyer has no scheduled hearing on that day

- Roque will be detained in congress for 24 hours

Atty. Harry Roque will be detained in congress for 24 hours after he was cited in contempt by four House committees investigating POGO-related crimes.

According to Kabayan party-list Rep. Ron Salo, Roque lied about the reason as to why he failed to attend the Aug. 16 hearing.

Salo presented a copy of the certification from the Manila RTC that Roque had no scheduled hearing that day.

“Clearly, Attorney Harry Roque, our former Secretary, and my former professor, law professor, lied to this committee," the representative said.

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He added that such "amounts actually to disrespect on the members of the committe," which under the Rules of the HOR is contemptible.

Roque said that it was an honest mistake.

"There was no intent to disrespect this chamber. I apologize. I accept the consequences since I was given the opportunity since I was given opportunity to be heard, although there should be allowance for honest mistakes," he said.

The hearing was an investigation on the POGOs, and for so long a time, it has focused on Alice Leal Guo, the suspended Bamban mayor.

Alice Leal Guo is the Mayor of the Municipality of Bamban, Tarlac. She won as mayor during the national elections in 2022. She became known nationwide after her name was dragged into the ongoing Senate investigations regarding Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations or (POGO) and the alleged proliferation of illegal immigrants. Her name has been the subject of many online memes since then.

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Recently, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has revealed that it is already looking at another fingerprint of an "Alice Guo." This time around, it was from a record in 2005. In GMA's report, it revealed that there was an Alice Guo who secured a clearance in 2005. The result of the fingerprint is set to be released within the day.

Meanwhile, it was found that suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s brother, Wesley Leal Guo, has the same fingerprints as Chinese national Guo Xiang Dian. Sen. Win Gatchalian presented on Wednesday the documents from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) citing the matched fingerprint results. As per the senator, Guo Xiang Dian arrived in the Philippines in 1999. Gatchalian also told reporters that the findings prove that the late registration process in the country was abused by the Guo family.

Source: KAMI.com.gh