The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has requested the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to issue a red notice against resigned congressman Zaldy Co.
The move came two days after the Sandiganbayan ordered the arrest of Co and his co-accused in connection with three criminal cases involving the ₱289.5 million anomalous flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro.
NBI spokesperson Palmer Mallari confirmed the request on Friday, December 12.
As of this writing, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has yet to confirm whether Interpol has issued the red notice.
According to Interpol, a red notice is “a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.”
On Dec. 10, the Sandiganbayan ordered the cancellation of Co’s passport and declared him a fugitive from justice.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was reported to have implemented the anti-graft’s order.
Three cases — one of them a non-bailable malversation of public funds through falsification of public documents — were filed against Co and his co-accused. (Jeffrey Damicog)
