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Law experts: Zaldy Co’s return may take months
Lawyers say deportation could take less than two weeks if Co does not appeal, but asylum or court challenges may delay his return for months.
- On Thursday, April 16, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that former lawmaker Elizaldy "Zaldy" Co was detained in Prague after entering the Czech Republic without proper travel documents.
- Co, a key figure in a corruption scandal involving a substandard flood control project in Oriental Mindoro, became a fugitive last year after the Sandiganbayan issued arrest warrants against him.
- Legal experts warn that Co's return could take months if he disputes his deportation by seeking asylum; under Czech law, administrative expulsion proceedings can last up to 545 days excluding judicial appeals.
- Philippine National Police spokesperson Randulf Tuao said the agency is "handang-handa" to receive Co upon arrival, as the government deploys a high-level coordination team to Prague to manage his repatriation.
- While officials initially estimated Co's return within one to three weeks, the absence of an extradition treaty with Prague complicates matters, and Co may request that Portugal file a diplomatic claim based on alleged residency.
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Law experts: Zaldy Co’s return may take months
MANILA, Philippines — It may take at least several months before Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co could be handed over to Philippine authorities, should he dispute his deportation and seek asylum in the Czech Republic, international law experts said over the weekend. They also said the swift return of the former lawmaker would depend on the diplomatic […]...Keep on reading: Law experts: Zaldy Co’s return may take months
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