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Dela Rosa on Senate drug war probe: ‘They can interrogate me’
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa has stated he will not take an indefinite leave of absence from the Senate amidst the ongoing probe into the government's war on drugs, asserting the public deserves to know the truth.
He has offered himself as a resource person for the upcoming Senate blue ribbon subcommittee hearing on October 28, inviting his colleagues to question him.
Akbayan Representative Perci Cendaña had previously urged Dela Rosa and Senator Bong Go to take leave due to their significant involvement in the anti-drug campaign and alleged roles in killings.
Dela Rosa, who served as the chief implementer of former President Duterte's war on drugs, is among the Duterte administration officials accused of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court by families of drug war victims.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte also intends to attend the Senate probe, regardless of who presides.
The drug war under Duterte's presidency officially claimed at least 6,000 lives, but human rights watchdogs and the ICC estimate the death toll to be between 12,000 and 30,000 from 2016 to 2019.
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