(Eagle News) — For Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario should have learnt his lesson after what happened to former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales.
Guevarra, the officer in charge of the government with President Rodrigo Duterte in Thailand, made the comment even after he said he would ask the Department of Foreign Affairs to look into the incident and extend “whatever assistance” could be given to Del Rosario.
“But personally, I believe that the lesson derived from former Ombudsman Morales’ similar experience should have been clear to him,” Guevarra said.
Del Rosario was held upon his arrival in Hong Kong for a business meeting on Friday, June 21.
A month ago, Morales was also held in the airport.
She was subsequently allowed to enter Hong Kong, but she opted not to do so after her ordeal.
Both Morales and Del Rosario are complainants in the communication filed before the International Criminal Court against Chinese President Xi Jinping over China’s activities in the disputed South China Sea.