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Zaldy Co ‘deathly afraid’ to return to Philippines – lawyer
Zaldy Co, who resigned as congressman, is reportedly "deathly afraid" to return to the Philippines due to alleged threats to his life, according to his lawyer, Ruy Rondain.
Rondain advised Co against returning to the country and stated that his client will not contest the complaints filed against him with the Office of the Ombudsman.
The accusations against Co are in connection with anomalies in flood control projects, with his lawyer deeming it useless to present his side.
Co has missed subpoenas from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and is reportedly in the United States for medical treatment, though his current whereabouts are unknown to his lawyer.
The former lawmaker will also not file a counter-affidavit as the document was refused by the recipient at his last known addresses.
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