Dela Rosa to ICC: We will go to the Supreme Court to seek relief
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CITING IN CONTEMPT: Sen. Ronald "Bato” Dela Rosa cites in contempt Eric Santiago, a former National Police Commission (Napolcom) employee, for allegedly telling a lie before the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing. Dela Rosa presided on Monday, May 20, 2024, the fourth committee hearing in a bid to ferret out the truth on the alleged Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) leaked documents. Dela Rosa said the Filipinos deserve the truth because the challenge of serving the government is not to abuse the entrusted power, and not to fall short on the expected services for the people. "Since we first heard about the PDEA leaks, your committee has tried to stay focused on its goal, that is to find out why there are allegedly confidential documents that were smuggled from the PDEA's case file folders and how to prevent it from happening again by drafting laws. No more, no less,” Dela Rosa said in Filipino. "Thank you very much and let's pray that in our hearing today, the excessive division in the opinion of our countrymen will be reduced and the deficiencies in the policy will be filled,” he added. (Bibo Nueva España/Senate PRIB)
MANILA, Philippines — “We will seek judicial relief if the International Criminal Court (ICC) really has jurisdiction here.”
These were the words used by Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa when he addressed on Monday the reports that the Department of Justice has signified the Philippine government’s willingness to talk with ICC probers soon regarding former President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal drug war.
“Come in here, ICC. We will go to the Supreme Court, we will seek judicial relief if the ICC really has jurisdiction here,” said Dela Rosa in a statement.
He said he won’t entertain any calls from the ICC as this is tantamount to acknowledging their jurisdiction over the Philippines.
“Go away! You don’t care about us. Leave us alone. We can do our job here,” he said.
Being Rodrigo Duterte’s former top cop, Dela Rosa was also the chief implementer of the former president’s brutal campaign against illegal drugs—which landed him on the roster of Duterte administration officials who were accused of crimes against humanity by drug war victims-families before the ICC.
