Philippine politician wanted by ICC makes 'escape' after Senate chaos
Officials said the senator slipped out after gunfire and a police probe is examining whether the chaos was staged to help him evade arrest.
- On Thursday, Philippine Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano confirmed Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa was no longer in the Senate building, with independent sources reporting he fled around 2 or 3 a.m. after an overnight standoff.
- The Hague-based International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant for dela Rosa on Monday for crimes against humanity, prompting him to seek Senate refuge while vowing to "exhaust all available remedies" to block his transfer.
- Gunfire erupted inside the Senate late Wednesday, causing chaos as people scrambled for cover; authorities deployed Marines, police, and armed guards after more than a dozen shots were fired.
- Police spokesperson Randulf Tuano reported one person detained as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. convened security chiefs Thursday to investigate, with authorities recovering bullet casings and assault rifle magazines.
- Critics labeled the escape a "national embarrassment," with lawmakers condemning the Senate's "protective custody" as a tool for evasion while investigators probe whether the shooting was staged to facilitate his departure.
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Cayetano confirms Bato left Senate building
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Bato dela Rosa, wanted by ICC, evades arrest, escapes Senate premises Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano confirms Senator Bato Dela Rosa has left the Senate. Marcos: Gov’t didn’t swarm Senate; no orders to arrest Dela Rosa President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says there were no standing orders from him or other officials in the executive to arrest Senator Bato …
Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa, who was head of the National Police during the toughest years of the vicious drug war of the former Philippine president, has fled secretly before dawn after days of surrealist scenes in the Senate
Ronald dela Rosa was indicted by the International Criminal Court for involvement in alleged atrocities during the Duterte government
The ICC considers Ronald Dela Rosa co-responsible for the war on drugs led by former President Duterte.
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