MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is “not apprehensive” in regards to the resumption of the Worldwide Prison Court docket’s (ICC) investigation into the Philippines’ battle on medication.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte and Dela Rosa, who was the previous prime police chief, are accused of crimes in opposition to humanity by rights victims and kin of supposed state-sponsored extra-judicial killings in relation to the brutal battle on medication.
“It’s all as much as the Philippine [government] if it’ll permit such inference into our inside affairs. Our [government], to date, has been constant in denying them entry to proceed investigation since our judicial system is functioning,” Dela Rosa advised INQUIRER.web in a message on Friday.
Requested if he’s apprehensive in regards to the probe, the senator replied: “No, I’m not.”
In 2021, Dela Rosa admitted feeling “slightly apprehensive” in regards to the ICC’s investigation however mentioned that he was ready to face the scrutiny.
Again when he was a presidential aspirant, he additionally mentioned that he wouldn’t permit the ICC to analyze the nation ought to he win the presidency.
READ: If he wins the presidency, Dela Rosa gained’t permit ICC probe on drug battle
In September 2021, the ICC pre-trial chamber licensed the start of the probe into Duterte’s drug battle, which was launched in 2016. Dela Rosa was the Philippine Nationwide Police chief when the drug battle commenced.
The probe was suspended two months later because of the Philippine authorities’s request, saying that the Duterte administration was already wanting into extra-judicial killing allegations.
Duterte’s battle on medication has killed 6,248 people as of April 30 final 12 months.
Human rights organizations and watchdogs, nonetheless, pegged the drug battle fatalities to greater than 20,000.
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