South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 1 hrs ago
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Dela Rosa’s flight turns Philippine Senate into battleground for ICC accountability
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Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa evaded ICC arrest warrant officials by running through Senate halls and sought refuge in the chamber, creating a standoff over whether he will be extradited to face international criminal court proceedings related to his role as police chief under former president Duterte.
Dela Rosa’s flight turns Philippine Senate into battleground for ICC accountability
A clip of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa running through the Senate halls to evade an International Criminal Court arrest warrant has become one of the most startling images in recent Philippine politics.
By Tuesday, the former national police chief was still inside the Senate under protective custody, turning the chamber into the centre of a legal and political stand-off over whether one of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s closest allies could be handed over to The Hague.
But Monday’s chase.
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