Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities have tried to arrest a senator
A burst of gunfire erupted in the Philippine Senate on Wednesday night as authorities attempted to arrest Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, who has been held in protective custody by allied senators. Police had moved to apprehend him after the International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant for him over alleged crimes against humanity. It was unclear what caused the shooting or whether anyone was injured.
The ICC warrant, issued after being unsealed this week, accuses dela Rosa-a former national police chief who led Duterte’s anti-drug campaign-of murder of at least 32 people between July 2016 and April 2018.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A burst of gunfire rang out Wednesday night in the Philippine Senate, where authorities have tried to arrest a senator, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for a charge of crime against humanity, an Associated Press journalist and other witnesses said.
It wasn’t immediately clear what set off the gunfire or if there were injuries in the Senate, where Sen. Ronald dela Rosa has stayed in protective custody by allied senators as Philippine authorities tried to arrest him and possibly turn him over later to the ICC.
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On Monday, the ICC unsealed an arrest warrant for dela Rosa, a former national police chief who first enforced then President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug crackdowns, in which thousands of mostly petty suspects were killed.
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Originally issued in November, the warrant charges dela Rosa with the crime against humanity of murder of “no less than 32 persons” between July 2016 and the end of April 2018, when he led the national police force under Duterte.
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