ICC Arrest Warrant for Senator Dela Rosa Sparks Legal and Custody Debate
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa is at the center of a legal and political controversy in the Philippines following an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant. The situation has prompted debates on the warrant's validity, its enforcement by local authorities, and the implications of his Senate protective custody.
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Ex-Philippine leader Duterte's drug war enforcer escapes ICC arrest
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, a former national police chief, has sought refuge in the senate.
Read full article →Video Shows Philippine Senator Outrunning Agents and Avoiding I.C.C. Warrant
Video shows Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court over Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, dashing into the Philippine Senate.
By Jason Gutierrez
Read full article →Chaos in Philippines as Duterte ally wanted by ICC takes refuge in senate to avoid arrest
Former police chief Ronald dela Rosa spends night at senate office after another Duterte ally offers protective custody The unusual pursuit was captured on CCTV cameras inside the Philippine senate. Ronald dela Rosa, a longtime ally of the former president Rodrigo Duterte, raced along the hallways of the upper house complex, stumbling on the staircase, as he fled government agents. “They want to forcibly bring me to The Hague, to surrender me there,” Dela Rosa said later on a Facebook livestr...
By Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok
Read full article →Video: Philippine senator flees ICC arrest over role in drug war
Philippines Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has taken refuge in the country’s parliament, as police sought to detain him.
Read full article →Dela Rosa’s flight turns Philippine Senate into battleground for ICC accountability
A clip of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa running through the Senate halls to evade an International Criminal Court arrest warrant has become one of the most startling images in recent Philippine politics. By Tuesday, the former national police chief was still inside the Senate under protective custody, turning the chamber into the centre of a legal and political stand-off over whether one of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s closest allies could be handed over to The Hague. But Monday’s cha...
By Sam Beltran
Read full article →Duterte ally flees agents in Philippine Senate to avoid arrest under ICC warrant
Closed-circuit television caught images of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa dashing down hallways and up emergency stairwells to evade arrest.
Read full article →5 senators urge Bato dela Rosa to surrender to ICC
'The Senate reiterates that it possesses no constitutional or statutory authority to provide 'protective custody' or sanctuary from lawful arrest, surrender, or judicial processes,' the Senate resolution reads
By Jairo Bolledo
Read full article →Teacher asks SC to declare valid the ICC arrest warrant for dela Rosa
MANILA, Philippines—An educator on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to declare as valid and allow domestic enforcement of the warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. “This petition underscores the urgent need to resolve the jurisdictional conflict and the legal standing of such a process within
By postie
Read full article →Senate blindsided by Dela Rosa's return amid arrest info, says Sotto
Tito Sotto says he had no idea Bato dela Rosa would suddenly appear at the Senate.
By Ian Laqui
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