Bato before the ICC: From ‘Top Cop’ to fugitive senator

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa once stood as the country’s most feared law enforcer. He was the hardline police chief who carried former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody anti-drug war from Davao City to the national stage.  Now, nearly a decade later, the same man who publicly urged police to “neutralize” drug suspects finds himself at the center of an international manhunt, accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of crimes against humanity and reportedly fleeing authorities after a chaotic standoff inside the Philippine Senate. The ICC’s public release of Dela Rosa’s arrest warrant on May 11, […]... Keep on reading: Bato before the ICC: From ‘Top Cop’ to fugitive senator

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer