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Top enforcer of Duterte’s war on drugs urges ​Philippines president to not hand him over to ICC

The Independent·Reuters·21 days ago
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The top enforcer of former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs urged ​president Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday to not hand him over to the International Criminal Court, but said he ‌was ready to face justice at home. Fearing arrest and hunkered down in his legislative office for a second day, Senator Ronald dela Rosa said he had faithfully served his country. The ICC unsealed an arrest warrant on Monday for former police chief dela Rosa, dated November, on suspicion of crimes against humanity, the ​same crimes 81-year-old Duterte is accused of as he awaits trial in The Hague following his arrest last year. Dela Rosa, better known ​as "Bato", or "rock", has been under the protective custody of the senate since law enforcement agents entered ⁠the building on Monday, when he reappeared in public for the first time since November. He has denied involvement in illegal killings. (Reuters) "I hope that, as the father of the nation, you will take care of all Filipinos.…

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