Senator urges use of UN treaty to catch former Rep. Zaldy Co

THE PHILIPPINE government can harness the United Nations’ (UN) anti-corruption treaty to track down a former congressman linked to the multibillion-peso flood control scandal, a senator said. In

a statement on Sunday, Senator Panfilo M. La

cson said that the government can utilize the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) to locate and arrest ex-Party-list Rep. El

izaldy “Zaldy” S. Co. “O

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ption the Philippine government may explore is to tap the UNCAC, where we are a signatory,” he added. “If we tap

the resources of 191 other countries, you can imagine how our efforts to locate and arrest Co will be easier.” Mr. Co’s legal

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nsel did not immediately reply to a Viber message seeking comment. Mr. Co, a former

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