The House quad committee orders the detention of former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Thursday, September 12 over contempt charges for failing to comply with the panel’s subpoena.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/house-representatives-panel-orders-harry-roque-detained-again-september-12-2024/
Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that 'The House detains Harry Roque.' This has been corrected.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/house-representatives-panel-orders-harry-roque-detained-again-september-12-2024/
Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that 'The House detains Harry Roque.' This has been corrected.
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00:00The House Quad Committee orders the detention of former Presidential Spokesperson Harry
00:06Roque Thursday, September 12, over contempt charges for failing to comply with the panel's
00:11subpoena.
00:12This after he failed to submit documents related to his properties and statements of assets,
00:17liabilities and net worth are sell-in.
00:18There is a motion to detain Attorney Harry Roque.
00:23This was duly seconded.
00:25The motion is approved.
00:28Roque was detained at the House for 24 hours in August, but this time he will be detained
00:32until the hearings on Philippine offshore gaming operators end or until he complies
00:37with the subpoena.
00:38Roque earlier filed a motion to quash the subpoena, which was denied in the last hearing,
00:42but he submitted a fresh motion Thursday.
00:45An immigration lookout was issued for Roque, but this cannot stop him from traveling abroad.