Philippine lawyers support ICC arrest warrant for fugitive senator

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-17 · 10:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Philippine government lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to deny Senator Ronald dela Rosa's request to prevent his arrest and surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Dela Rosa, a former police chief who led former President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs," is wanted by the ICC for alleged crimes against humanity. He sought the Supreme Court's intervention to halt authorities from apprehending and handing him over to the international tribunal. Dela Rosa faces the same charges as Duterte, who is scheduled for trial in The Hague. Both men have denied any wrongdoing.

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Duterte is set to become the first former Asian head of state to go on trial in The Hague.

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Dela Rosa and Duterte have denied wrongdoing.

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Dela Rosa, former police chief, oversaw former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-narcotics crackdown.

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Senator Ronald dela Rosa is wanted by the ICC for alleged crimes against humanity linked to his role in the "war on drugs".

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Philippine government lawyers urged the Supreme Court to reject Senator Ronald dela Rosa's bid to block his arrest and surrender to the ICC.

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Philippine government lawyers have urged the Supreme Court to reject the bid of fugitive Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity linked to his role in a bloody “war on drugs”, to block his arrest and surrender.Dela Rosa, ‌the former police chief who oversaw former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-narcotics crackdown, had asked the Supreme Court to stop authorities from arresting and surrendering him to the International Criminal Court.He is facing the same charges as Duterte, who is set to become the first former Asian head of state to go on trial in The Hague. Both have denied wrongdoing.

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