Gunshots are reported inside the Philippine Senate complex as authorities attempt to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a former national police chief and a key figure in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign. Multiple outlets say dela Rosa is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged crimes against humanity, including murder. According to the accounts, dela Rosa has been sheltering inside the Senate and holding out from within the building since about Monday, with some reporting he has been there for several days. Authorities move to take him into custody, and the situation escalates into chaos and intermittent gunfire. One report says the Philippine president calls an emergency meeting amid the unrest. Another notes that it is not immediately clear what triggers the gunfire or whether anyone is injured, and at least one outlet reports no casualties at the time of writing. The coverage consistently describes a tense standoff between dela Rosa and law enforcement at the Senate, where efforts to arrest him lead to the shooting. The reports do not confirm details on injuries or the circumstances behind the gunfire.
Gunshots at Philippine Senate during standoff over ICC-wanted senator Ronald dela Rosa
Gunshots are reported inside the Philippine Senate complex as authorities attempt to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a former national police chief and a key figure in former President Rodrigo Dutert...
- Gunshots are reported inside the Philippine Senate during an attempt to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa.
- Dela Rosa, a former national police chief and Duterte-era anti-drug campaign figure, is wanted by the ICC for alleged crimes against humanity.
- Dela Rosa is reported to be holed up inside his legislative office/within the Senate complex since around Monday (and for multiple days).
- Authorities are trying to take him into custody, and the situation escalates into chaos and shooting.
- Reports conflict on immediate injury details; one outlet says no casualties are reported, while others say it is not immediately clear.
Dela Rosa stands accused by the ICC of crimes against humanity related to the war on drugs he oversaw while serving as police chief under then President Rodrigo Duterte.
Security officers from the Philippine Senate are being investigated for firing their weapons without provocation as a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court sought refuge in the building, officials said on Tuesday. Senator Ronald dela Rosa briefly sought refuge in the Senate last week while asking the Philippine Supreme Court to stop an attempt by government agents to arrest him. The fugitive senator, the former national police chief in the early years of Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug...
1 month agoTensions were already high on Wednesday night in the Philippine Senate, days after lawmakers abruptly ousted its leader and an ex-police chief wanted by the International Criminal Court showed up after six months in hiding. But few could guess at how suddenly terrifying things were going to get. Hours after wanted Senator Ronald dela Rosa had serenaded a group of reporters with the alma mater song of the Philippine Military Academy and declared his right to sanctuary from arrest in the building,...
1 month agoTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Efforts to arrest a Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court on a charge of murder as a crime against humanity led to a burst of gunfire Wednesday and a standoff in the Senate building. No one was hurt during the tense scene in Manila. It came two days after the court based in The Hague unsealed an arrest warrant for Ronald Marapon dela Rosa, who served as national police chief under former President Rodrigo Duterte and helped carry out his anti-drug crackdowns in which thousands of mostly petty suspects were killed. Issued in November, […]...Keep on reading: A look at the ICC, which brought charges against a Philippine senator
1 month agoGunshots rang out in the Philippine Senate on Wednesday as Senator Ronald Marapon “Bato” dela Rosa sought to escape an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity during his time as former President Rodrigo Duterte’s chief drug war enforcer. The post Shots Fired in Philippine Senate as Drug War Enforcer Evades International Warrant appeared first on Breitbart.
1 month agoThe sound of gunshots rang out Wednesday evening inside the Philippine parliament, where a senator took refuge to resist arrest on allegations of crimes against humanity. The chaotic scenes unfolded as Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, former President Rodrigo Duterte’s top enforcer of a bloody war on drugs, tries to dodge an International Criminal Court arrest … The post Gunshots fired in Philippines parliament, where senator wanted by ICC is resisting arrest appeared first on Egypt Independent.
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