MANILA, Philippines – Inatasan ng Sandiganbayan Third Division ang mga opisyal ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) na tumestigo kaugnay sa status ng detention ni Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez in detention.
Ayon kay Sandiganbayan Third Division Clerk of Court Dennis Pulma, inisyu ang kautusan kasunod ng mga report na pinapayagang makaalis sa detention si Romualdez sa New Quezon City Jail.
Si Romualdez ay nahaharap sa P7.4 bilyong plunder charge kasama si dating House appropriations panel chairperson Zaldy Co ng Ako Bicol party-list, personal assistant nito na si Joselyn Tragua Sereño, at Felicito Cristobal Guevarra, presidente ng Samchan Foreign Exchange Corporation.
“In light of the recent online news articles, the Sandiganbayan Third Division has issued a Resolution ordering Jail Superintendent Maria Lourdes P. Pacion and Medical Officer Henry N. Fabro, both of BJMP City Jail-Male Dormitory, Payatas, Q.C., to personally appear and testify tomorrow, November 5, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., re: the current status of accused Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez’s custody at BJMP Payatas,” saad sa pahayag ni Pulma.
Nauna nang sinabi ng BJMP na iniimbestigahan nila ang mga report na nakakaalis ng detention si Romualdez at nakakabalik kung kailan nito gusto.
Sa kabila nito, siniguro naman ng BJMP na palaging nasa detention si Romualdez. RNT/JGC
