Philippine Senate Shields Bato Dela Rosa from ICC Arrest Bid
Senator Bato dela Rosa was placed under the protective custody of the Philippine Senate after a reported attempt to arrest him, allegedly linked to an ICC warrant. This incident led to an altercation with the NBI, a Senate lockdown, and Dela Rosa seeking legal and presidential protection.
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Philippine lawmaker holes up in Senate as ICC confirms drug war warrant
A sitting Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for his role in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war took refuge inside the Senate on Monday to avoid arrest by government agents. Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, the country’s one-time police chief, was under the Senate’s protection “in accordance with our rules and Philippine laws”, newly elected Senate President and Duterte ally Alan Peter Cayetano told reporters. “We will allow an arrest under the condition that it i...
By Agence France-Presse
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Senator Bato dela Rosa breaks his months-long absence at the Senate only to face an attempted arrest linked to an International Criminal Court warrant
By James Patrick Cruz, Rappler.com
Read full article →Bato dela Rosa under Senate custody as ICC arrest looms
MANILA, Philippines — Things came to a head when agents of the National Bureau of Investigation tried to arrest Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa at the Senate on Monday over his alleged role in the drug war before he and other senators voted to oust Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. After viewing the Senate’s
By cbuban
Read full article →Bato surfaces, shielded by Senate from ICC arrest
The Senate has granted Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa protection from arrest.
By Neil Jayson Servallos
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