Philippine Senate Shields Dela Rosa from ICC Arrest Bid
Senator Bato dela Rosa sought protection from President Marcos and the Supreme Court after reports of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. The Philippine Senate subsequently placed him under protective custody, leading to an altercation and lockdown.
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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
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MANILA, Philippines— Sen. Ronaldo “Bato” dela Rosa said he would remain holed up in the Senate while exhausting all legal remedies to block any arrest attempts by the International Criminal Court. ICC named Dela Rosa as one of then President Rodrigo Duterte’s co-perpetrators in the crimes against humanity case tied to the previous
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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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