Harry Roque hopes SC will look into prohibition plea vs. House QuadComm probe

Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque expressed hope Wednesday that the Supreme Court (SC) will look into the rest of his plea against the investigation of four House committees, which cited him in contempt and ordered his detention.

On Tuesday, the SC dismissed Roque’s petition for a writ of amparo and sustained his petition for a writ of prohibition. 

“We accept with all humility the decision of the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition for amparo, even as we remain hopeful that the Court will continue to look into the rest of our prayers that the Quad Committee’s investigation, which we maintain, is no longer in aid of legislation,” he said on a  Facebook post.

In his petition, Roque asked the SC to issue a writ of amparo prohibiting his arrest and a temporary order to prohibit the House of Representatives Quad Committee (QuadComm) from enforcing the arrest order against him.

Roque’s camp also asked the court to issue a writ of certiorari and a writ of prohibition to prevent the QuadComm from requiring Roque to produce any additional document or to attend any future hearing.

The SC required the QuadComm to comment on the petition.

“We hope the House of Representatives will file its comment within the period fixed by the Court so the petition can be resolved forthwith,” Roque said.

For his part, QuadComm lead chairperson and Surigao del Norte 2nd District Representative Ace Barbers said he has yet to receive the resolution.

The QuadComm is looking into crimes involving POGOs in the country and the deaths being linked to the Duterte administration's war on drugs.

Roque was cited in contempt and ordered detained after he refused to submit documents that would supposedly justify the increase in his wealth.—AOL, GMA Integrated News