Philippines top court rejects bid to block arrest of senator wanted by ICC

Senator dela Rosa, whose whereabouts are ⁠unknown, is wanted by the ICC for his role in Duterte's bloody 'war on drugs'.

Philippine’s top court rejects Dela Rosa’s bid to block ICC arrest warrant

The Philippine Supreme Court refused on Wednesday to block the arrest of a fugitive senator wanted by the International Criminal Court over his role in the nation’s deadly drug war. The interim ruling clears the way for the potential arrest of Senator Ronald dela Rosa, the former national police chief who was the main enforcer of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown. “The Supreme Court, in a vote of 9-5-1, denied the prayer for a temporary restraining order and/or status quo ante order fi...

By Agence France-Presse

Philippine Supreme Court rejects bid to block arrest of senator wanted by ICC

Philippine Supreme Court says won't stop ICC arrest of drug war enforcer

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has evaded government agents trying to arrest him and is currently at an unknown location.

No TRO: Supreme Court denies Bato’s request for interim relief vs ICC warrant

The question now, however, is whether the Marcos administration will take this TRO denial as a cue to arrest Dela Rosa or will wait for all issues to be resolved before making a move

By Jairo Bolledo

Will DILG enforce dela Rosa warrant sans TRO? Remulla points to DOJ

MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Wednesday said the Justice department will have to take the lead on the issue of enforcing the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court (SC) denied dela Rosa’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO)

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Supreme Court denies Bato dela Rosa bid to stop ICC cooperation

In a press briefer sent to reporters on Wednesday, May 20, the Supreme Court denied Dela Rosa’s request with a vote of 9-5-1.

By Ian Laqui