THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Senator Ronald “Bato” M. dela Rosa to stop his arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
Voting 9-5 with one abstention, the high court decided not to issue a restraining order, while noting that other issues in the senator’s petition had yet to be addressed.
Mr. dela Rosa, whose whereabouts are unknown, is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity over his role in a bloody “war on drugs” during former President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s 2016-2022 presidency. He has denied involvement in illegal killings.
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