Gregor Haas has despatched a message to his son from behind the bars of his Philippines jail cell.
The 46-year-old, who’s the daddy of Brisbane Broncos star Payne Haas, was arrested in Cebu Metropolis within the Philippines final Wednesday on drug trafficking fees.
Gregor is reportedly dealing with extradition to Indonesia, having allegedly evaded Indonesian authorities since final December.
Now the Aussie, who may face the demise penalty in Indonesia, has delivered a message residence to his son.
“He requested me if he may ship a message to his son, Payne, and inform him that he loves him and that he’s sorry,” 7NEWS’ Rachel Baxter mentioned after chatting with Gregor.
“Nobody in his quick household has been in contact with him or has been right here to see him which makes me assume we could also be very properly the final individuals to see him right here the Philippines earlier than he’s deported to Indonesia.”
Gregor has been charged with trafficking 5kg of crystal methamphetamine from Mexico into Indonesia with authorities engaged on extradition from the Philippines.
“We’ll instantly take him and ask him to disclose his community in Indonesia and different locations. He used to maneuver rather a lot, not solely in Indonesia however different international locations as properly,” Brigadier Normal Sulistyo Pudjo Hartono mentioned through Indonesian information company ANTARA.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese weighed in on the incident and mentioned the federal government will present consular help to Gregor.
“The Australian Authorities has a bipartisan place of being against the demise penalty for a protracted time period,” Albanese mentioned.
“That is still our place and we all the time make representations. It’s, in fact, at a really early stage of those accusations which have been made.
“We’ll present consular help to Mr Hass, as we do for all Australian residents in such circumstances.”
Whereas authorities are mentioned to be working in direction of extradition, a report suggests extradition isn’t any certainty as “one senior determine from the Indonesian Nationwide Police believed Australia’s ‘approval’ was crucial”.
The Philippines had been additionally a signatory in a global settlement that prohibits extradition if it led to execution.
There are not any recommendations every other Haas relations are concerned within the allegations levelled at Gregor Haas.
The Courier Mail reported in March that Payne Haas had taken custody of his two youthful brothers after Gregor had moved abroad to deal with enterprise pursuits.
It comes after Haas’ mom Uiatu “Joan” Taufua faces manslaughter fees over a horror crash that killed three individuals in December 2022.
