Authorities are working with Czech officials to facilitate the immediate return of former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, who was denied entry at the German border and returned to Czech custody.
In a post on the Bongbong Marcos’ Facebook account, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said, “Our coordination with Czech authorities continues.”
“The latest information confirms that Zaldy Co was stopped at the German border after entering from the Czech Republic. He was denied entry and returned to Czech authorities, where he remains in custody,” the President said.
Last November 2025, the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division issued a warrant of arrest against Co for graft and malversation in connection with an allegedly anomalous road dike project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro.
The anti-graft court declared the former congressman a “fugitive from justice.”
The President said they are in close coordination with the Czech government to ensure that all necessary legal processes are followed. / PND
