MANILA, Philippines – Itinanggi ng kampo ni Senador Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa na ito ay pugante na matapos umalis sa Senado noong nakaraang linggo sa kabila ng arrest warrant ng International Criminal Court para sa reklamong crimes against humanity sa madugong war on drugs.
Ayon sa kampo ni Dela Rosa, ang pagtawag sa senador bilang pugante ay “baseless and unfair.”
“There is no Philippine court-issued warrant against him, no local criminal case requiring his arrest, and no final judicial directive from any Philippine court ordering his surrender to the ICC (International Criminal Court),” saad sa pahayag ni Atty. Israelito Torreon.
“What is being questioned before the Supreme Court is precisely the legality of enforcing an ICC process inside Philippine territory without Philippine judicial authority,” dagdag pa niya.
Ang pahayag ay kasunod ng paghiling ng Office of the Solicitor (OSG) sa SC na tanggihan ang plea laban sa ICC warrant ni Dela Rosa.
Sinabi pa na ang “fugitive disentitlement should also apply to him.”
Ayon kay Torreon, ang komento ng OSG ay hindi sumasagot sa central constitutional issue.
Inaasahang maghahain ng tugon ang kampo ni Dela Rosa sa komento ng OSG ngayong araw. Mayroong hanggang bukas para maghain ng tugon si Dela Rosa.
“We can say is that Senator Dela Rosa has continuously sought relief from the Supreme Court and has not abandoned legal remedies. Invoking the protection of the Constitution cannot be twisted into evidence of guilt or flight,” sagot naman ni Torreon kung nasaan si Dela Rosa. RNT/JGC
