Philippine Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is shown on surveillance video fleeing inside the Philippine Senate as government agents move to arrest him, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues a warrant. Multiple outlets report that the footage captures him running through Senate corridors and taking emergency stairwells to avoid capture. NBC News and other coverage say an outstanding arrest warrant is linked to allegations of crimes against humanity tied to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, in which dela Rosa served as a senior figure. The New York Times and others add that the senator ends up staying inside the Senate under protective custody, creating a legal and political standoff over whether he can be handed over to the ICC in The Hague. The Guardian reports he spends the night in the Senate after receiving an offer of protective custody from another Duterte ally. The South China Morning Post also describes the episode as a battle over ICC accountability, noting that senators and officials dispute the steps needed to secure an arrest. Coverage includes claims made by dela Rosa that he fears being forcibly transferred to the ICC.
Ronald dela Rosa evades arrest in Philippine Senate after ICC warrant
Philippine Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is shown on surveillance video fleeing inside the Philippine Senate as government agents move to arrest him, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) iss...
- Surveillance footage shows Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa running inside the Philippine Senate to avoid arrest.
- An ICC arrest warrant is associated with allegations tied to Duterte’s drug war.
- Philippine authorities try to arrest him while he remains inside the Senate under protective custody.
- The episode triggers a legal and political dispute over whether he can be surrendered to the ICC in The Hague.
- Some reports say shots were heard during the chaos, according to dela Rosa’s timeline of events.
Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, had been holed up in the building when shots rang out.
3 months agoSurveillance footage captured the moment law enforcement agents chased Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa inside the Philippine Senate building. The Senator has an outstanding arrest warrant for crimes against humanity for overseeing former President Duterte's war on drugs.
3 months agoA 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 chase...
3 months agoVideo shows Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court over Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, dashing into the Philippine Senate.
3 months agoFormer police chief Ronald dela Rosa spends night at senate office after another Duterte ally offers protective custodyThe 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 livestream, pleading for public support. Continue reading...
3 months agoClosed-circuit television caught images of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa dashing down hallways and up emergency stairwells to evade arrest.
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