Philippine Lawyers Ask Supreme Court to Reject Senator's Plea to Block ICC Arrest The Philippine government's lawyers have made a compelling case against Senator Ronald dela Rosa's attempt to block his arrest and surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Dela Rosa, who oversaw President Rodrigo Duterte's infamous "war on drugs," is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity.
Dela Rosa's argument that the ICC no longer has jurisdiction after the Philippines' withdrawal from the Rome Statute in 2019 is an attempt to avoid accountability.