Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has been named as one of eight alleged co-perpetrators in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug crackdown, which killed thousands of suspected drug offenders and users.
Key takeaways
Philippine Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, named by the ICC as a co-perpetrator in the drug war, claims a government bounty and fugitive designation threaten his life. He has filed a Supreme Court petition seeking to block his arrest and surrender to the international court.
- The ICC prosecutors identified Dela Rosa as one of eight co-perpetrators in the drug crackdown killings.
- The Philippine government designated him an armed fugitive and offered a 50 million-peso reward for his capture.
- Interior Secretary Remulla criticized Dela Rosa for denying due process to thousands of drug war victims.
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Former police chief Ronald Dela Rosa has been in hiding since May. (AFP pic)MANILA: Ex-Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's top drug war enforcer said on Wednesday that a government bounty placed on his head put his life in "serious danger", and asked the Supreme Court to stop his arrest.
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors have named sitting Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa as one of eight "co-perpetrators" in the drug crackdown that killed thousands of drug suspects and drug users during the Duterte presidency.
The former national police chief has been in hiding since May, when officers attempted to serve an ICC warrant charging him with the crime against humanity of murder.
The Philippines designated him last week as an "armed and dangerous" fugitive, offered a 50 million-peso ($786,000) reward for his capture, and formed a police task force to find and detain him.
