Naglabas na ng warrant of arrest ang International Criminal Court (ICC) laban kay Senador Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, ayon kay Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla nitong Sabado. Ang kampo ng senador, sinabing dapat masunod ang due process.

“I have it in good authority kasi public interest ito. The ICC has issued a warrant against Senator Bato Dela Rosa. Warrant of arrest,” sabi ni Remulla sa isang pahayag sa Executive Session program ng dzRH.

Nang hingan ng karagdagang detalye, sinabi ng Ombudsman sa GMA News Online na ipinarating ni officer-in-charge Secretary of Justice Eric Vida ang impormasyon.

Ang Department of Justice (DOJ) naman, sinabing bineberipika pa nito ang impormasyon.

"As of this hour, we are currently working to verify this information. We have also not yet seen or received a copy of said arrest warrant," sabi ni DOJ spokesperson Atty. Raphael Niccolo "Polo" Martinez sa GMA News Online.

"We shall provide further details as soon as it becomes available,” sabi pa ni Martinez.

Sa isang pahayag, sinabi ni ICC spokesperson Fadi El Abdallah na sa ICC official communications channels at press releases lang makikita ang mga ulat tungkol sa korte.

"And you can see that we still have only one case currently, the one against Mr. Duterte," sabi ni Abdallah. "So, no is a direct answer to your question to confirm if such [an] arrest warrant exists."

Sabi naman ni ICC assistant to counsel na si Atty. Kristina Conti sa kaniyang Facebook post nitong Sabado na, “As before, we cannot confirm something that the Court has not publicly shared.”

“The warrant of arrest against Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa, in case it has been issued, has not yet been publicly shared and posted,” sabi pa ni Conti.

Saad naman ng abogado ng mga kaanak ng mga pumanaw sa drug war na “we maintain that a warrant against Bato Dela Rosa as Duterte's co-perpetrator of crimes against humanity is certain from what victims know and what the prosecution has presented.”

“The Marcos administration has to enforce his arrest and surrender to the ICC as part of our continuing obligations to the court, also following the recent decision on the jurisdiction challenge of Rodrigo Duterte in his case,” dagdag pa ni Conti.

Sinabi naman ng Malacañang na wala pa itong natatanggap na impormasyon.

"No confirmation. Busy sa Uwan (Busy with [Typhoon] Uwan)," sabi ni Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro sa isang mensahe sa mga reporter.

Sinabi rin ni Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin na maaaring naglabas na ng arrest warrant ang ICC “but might not have yet coursed the service through the Interpol.”

Samantala, sinabi ni Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla sa mga reporter na wala pang natatanggap na red notice mula sa ICC ang Center for Transnational Crime.

"As of 30 minutes ago, the center for transnational crimes has not received a red notice from the ICC. There is no actionable document yet," sabi ni Remulla sa kaniyang mensahe sa mga reporter.

'Due process'

Sinabi naman ng kampo ni dela Rosa nitong Sabado na wala pa silang nakukuhang opisyal na impormasyon na naglabas na ang ICC ng warrant of arrest laban sa senador.

Sa isang pahayag, sinabi ng abogado ni Dela Rosa na si Atty. Israelita Torreon na “We have been made aware of circulating reports claiming that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa.”

“At this point, we do not have independent confirmation as to whether or not this information is accurate. We therefore urge the public and the media to exercise caution and restraint in sharing or interpreting such reports until verified information is officially released by competent authorities or by the ICC itself,” sabi ni Torreon.

Tinanong si Bersamin kung pagdadaanan ni Dela Rosa ang kagayang proseso na isinagawa kay dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, kung saan nagtulungan ang PNP at ang mga awtoridad ng Pilipinas para aksyunan ang isang abiso mula sa Interpol.

“Not anymore. The Supreme Court has come out with a new rule on extradition requiring a prior resort to a court before the person subject of extradition may be brought out of the country,” anang executive secretary.

Si Dela Rosa ang hepe ng Philippine National Police nang ilunsad ng dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kanyang kontrobersyal na kampanya laban sa ilegal na droga sa pamamagitan ng "Oplan Tokhang" at "Oplan Double Barrel Reloaded."

Kasalukuyang nakakulong si Duterte sa Hague Penitentiary Institution o Scheveningen Prison sa The Hague, Netherlands dahil sa mga kasong krimen laban sa sangkatauhan matapos siyang arestuhin sa pamamagitan ng warrant na inisyu ng ICC.

Kinasuhan ng ICC Prosecutor ang dating pangulo ng 49 na insidente ng pagpatay at tangkang pagpatay noong alkalde pa siya ng Davao City at bilang Pangulo ng Pilipinas. —VBL GMA Integrated News