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The Philippine Justice Minister said connected Friday (May 15, 2026) the state volition decidedly submit to a petition from the International Criminal Court to apprehension a top legislator wanted for alleged crimes against humanity implicit his relation successful a bloody “war connected drugs”. The warrant for the apprehension of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, the erstwhile constabulary main who oversaw ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody anti-narcotics crackdown, is valid and the Philippines has received a request to service it, Justice Secretary Mr. Fredderick “Eric” Aure Vida said. The ICC unsealed a warrant connected Monday (May 11, 2026) for Sen. dela Rosa’s arrest, dated November. Sen. dela Rosa, had been taking refuge astatine the Senate but slipped retired earlier dawn connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) successful what his woman called an “escape”.
His whereabouts are unknown.
“We volition decidedly submit to the petition of the ICC,” Mr. Vida told reporters connected Friday (May 15, 2026).
“We will dainty immoderate effort by Sen. dela Rosa to permission the state arsenic a mockery of justice,” helium said, adding that helium has already fixed orders to apprehension him if helium tied to flee.
Sen. dela Rosa has filed an exigency entreaty astatine the Supreme Court, arguing the International Criminal Court (ICC) has nary jurisdiction aft the Philippines’ 2019 withdrawal from the Rome Statute. He denies engagement successful amerciable killings. Mr. Duterte is presently successful ICC detention following his apprehension and transportation past twelvemonth and is set to go archetypal erstwhile Asian caput of authorities to spell connected trial successful The Hague. He is accused of crimes against humanity and has denied wrongdoing.
