Jonvic says he informed Marcos of Zaldy Co's arrest in Prague

Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said he was the one who informed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. about the reported arrest of former lawmaker Zaldy Co in Prague, Czech Republic.

Remulla said the Bureau of Immigration (BI) relayed information regarding Co’s alleged apprehension.

“There’s an information there that he’s (Zaldy) been captured, asking who he is. The Czech Republic’s query was forwarded to me. Upon forwarding, I sent it to the President,” Remulla said.

The Interior secretary added that if the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) had been present at the time of the incident, Co would be considered legally arrested.

Ready to exhaust all efforts to secure Co’s arrest, Remulla said, “If I could kneel in front of the Interpol just to arrest him (Zaldy Co), I would. I talked to Interpol’s Vice President, but I haven’t yet spoken with their chairman. We’re trying our best. They’re reviewing the matter now. We’ll try. We have correspondents every week asking for developments.”

Remulla also expressed confidence that authorities would eventually arrest the former congressman.