Philippine authorities are seeking to arrest Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa after he avoids detention for an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant. Multiple outlets report that dela Rosa, a former police chief and a key figure in President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs,” takes refuge inside the Senate after Philippine police move to detain him. BBC, Al Jazeera and others describe how he remains in the Senate for a period of time while law enforcement tries to locate him, and how he later appears to slip away from the heavily guarded premises. The Diplomat and The New York Times describe him locking himself in a Senate office as officials sought his arrest and extradition. The Guardian reports government statements and investigations into reports that he secretly left the Senate before dawn. The Justice Secretary, Fredderick Vida, tells reporters that Philippine law enforcement agencies are tasked to effect his arrest and that anyone aiding him in evading arrest will face consequences, according to Al Jazeera and The Hindu. The reports consistently tie the ICC case to alleged crimes against humanity connected to the Philippines’ anti-drug crackdown.
Philippines orders arrest of senator wanted by ICC after he evades detention
Philippine authorities are seeking to arrest Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa after he avoids detention for an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant. Multiple outlets report that dela Rosa, a form...
- Philippine senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is wanted by the ICC over alleged crimes tied to Duterte’s “war on drugs.”
- Philippine police and other authorities seek to detain him after an ICC warrant is unsealed.
- Dela Rosa takes refuge inside the Senate and evades arrest while authorities attempt to locate him.
- Philippine officials say they order his arrest and warn that those helping him evade detention face consequences.
- Media reports describe him leaving or disappearing from the Senate premises amid an ongoing manhunt.
Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, the former chief of the Philippine National Police under former President Rodrigo Duterte, is now a fugitive—hunted by the very institution he once commanded. He slipped out of the Senate in the early hours of the morning to evade an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, leaving behind a chamber […]...Keep on reading: The mystique of impunity
3 months agoThe fugitive, Senator Ronald dela Rosa, had sought refuge in the country’s Senate last week, eventually giving government agents the slip.
3 months agoGovernment orders Ronald dela Rosa’s arrest over role in Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ that killed thousands of dealers and usersRonald dela Rosa, a former head of police in the Philippines, is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity over his role in a bloody “war on drugs” during Rodrigo Duterte’s 2016-2022 presidency. The controversial senator has gone into hiding after a dramatic entry, then escape from the senate building in Manila last week. The Philippines justice secretary has since ordered his arrest, calling him a “fugitive from justice”.Here’s everything to know about dela Rosa and the case against him: Continue reading...
3 months agoJustice Secretary says anyone helping Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa evade arrest will 'face consequences'.
3 months ago“Philippine law enforcement agencies are now tasked to effect the arrest of Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa,” Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida told reporters
3 months agoSenator Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa was the enforcer of the drug war that killed thousands of people in the Philippines.
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