Dela Rosa criticizes Marcos admin over Duterte's ICC surrender

Reelectionist Senator Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa criticized the Marcos administration for surrendering former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC), stating that politics has blinded the government's standards regarding constitutional guarantees.

Dela Rosa noted during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing and in a recent statement to reporters that both supporters of Duterte and others have claimed violations in his surrender to the ICC, emphasizing that constitutional rights were violated.

The senator urged all members of the cabinet, including Justice Secretary Boying Remulla, as well as the entire Filipino populace, to adhere to unbiased legal principles when implementing and obeying the law.

Earlier this month, Duterte was arrested and brought to The Hague to face the ICC pre-trial chamber via video link for his alleged crimes against humanity in connection with his administration's war on drugs.

GMA News Online has reached out to Malacañang for its side of the issues raised by Dela Rosa, who continues to defend Duterte’s war on drugs as necessary for reducing heinous crimes.