MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa again backpedaled on his previous position challenging the legality of the arrest warrant that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had
Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa again backpedaled on his previous position challenging the legality of the arrest warrant that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had issued against former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Dela Rosa, the former Philippine National Police chief who enforced Duterte’s bloody crackdown on drugs, conceded on Saturday that the arrest of his former boss on March 11 was legally sound.
“We’re not questioning the validity of the warrant because (Duterte) is already in the custody of the ICC,” Dela Rosa said in a radio interview on dwIZ.
“Otherwise, Duterte should have been released (from detention) and returned to the country if there’s no warrant of arrest.
