Protesters holding fliers with Sen. Ronald `Bato’ dela Rosa’s image. Photo by Grig Montegrande.
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday asserted that the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is valid, following the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to deny the senator’s request for temporary legal protection against a possible arrest.
Voting 9-5-1, the SC rejected dela Rosa’s plea for temporary relief against the implementation of the ICC arrest warrant over his alleged role as an indirect co-perpetrator in crimes against humanity linked to the Duterte administration’s war on drugs during his tenure as Philippine National Police (PNP) chief from July 2016 to April 2018.
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