MANILA, Philippines – Nakakulong pa rin si dating Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager at retired police colonel Royina Garma sa isang pasilidad ng U.S. immigration.
Ito ang pahayag ni Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) Asst Director Charlie Florian Prenicolas sa pagdalo nito sa pagdinig ng House Quad Committee.
“This is confirmed based on the latest information from our Philippine Consulate General in Houston. Ms. Garma remains in detention at the South Louisiana Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center because detainees are unable to receive calls per U.S. regulations,” pahayag ni Prenicolas.
Sinabi ni Prenicolas na nakipag-ugnayan na ang konsulado ng Pilipinas sa U.S. immigration authorities para sa kapakanan ni Garma.
“Our consulate in Houston has provided its contact information to ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) with the request that this be conveyed to Ms. Garma. The consulate was given the assurance that the contact information of the consulate had been relayed to Ms. Garma,” ani Prenicolas.
Nang tanungin tungkol sa batayan ng pagkakakulong ni Garma, sinabi ni Prenicolas na ito ay base sa expedited removal order na agad na ipinatupad nang dumating ito sa San Francisco, ani Prenicolas, ang order na ito laban kay Garma ay nakaapela.
Ang patuloy na pagkakakulong ni Garma ay nangyari ilang buwan matapos siyang manumpa para tumestigo sa harap ng House Quad Comm, na binubuo ng mga Committee on Dangerous Drugs, Public Order and Safety, Human Rights, at Public Accounts. Gail Mendoza
