PAOCC, PCTC ask Interpol for red notice vs Harry Roque

The Philippine government, through the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime (PCTC), has requested Interpol to issue a red notice against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque.

The request is based on charges of qualified human trafficking and inciting to sedition filed against Roque.

Roque is among those named in the Interpol red notice request, which also includes Ronelyn Baterna, Cassandra Ong, and Dennis Cunanan.

PAOCC spokesperson Winston Casio dismissed Roque's claims of political persecution, emphasizing that all actions are evidence-based.

Arrest warrants were previously issued against Roque, Ong, and others in May for qualified human trafficking, stemming from an alleged scam hub operated by POGO firm Lucky South 99 in Porac, Pampanga.

Evidence of torture, kidnapping, and sex trafficking was found at the site, leading to the rescue of at least 158 foreign employees.

The red notice process for Roque has been complicated due to his pending asylum request in the Netherlands.