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Philippine senator flees ICC arrest over role in Duterte’s drug war
Key takeaways
- Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has evaded a drug war warrant against him.
- Ronald Dela Rosa was pictured by local media fleeing into the Senate building on Monday, as police sought to detain him.
- The ICC confirmed on Monday evening that the warrant had been issued confidentially on November 6.
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Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has evaded a drug war warrant against him.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Philippines Senator Ronald Dela Rosa attends a plenary session at the Senate of the Philippines in Manila on May 11, 2026 [AFP]By Heba Habib, AFP and Reuters Published On 11 May 202611 May 2026A senator from the Philippines has taken refuge inside the country’s parliament after the International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant regarding his role in the Philippines’ deadly drug war.
Ronald Dela Rosa was pictured by local media fleeing into the Senate building on Monday, as police sought to detain him.
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