Trillanes reveals Bong Go is next ICC arrest warrant target

Senator Bong Go is reportedly the next target of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), said former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.

According to Jun Veneracion’s report on “24 Oras” on Tuesday, Trillanes claimed that he received information that an arrest warrant awaits Go, tagging him as a co-conspirator of former president Rodrigo Duterte for cases of crimes against humanity, murder, and attempted murder.

“Ang susunod po ay Senator Bong Go…pero para maliwanag baka buwan pa ang bibilangin nito,” said Trillanes.

(The next one will be Senator Bong Go… but to be clear, this may still take months.)

While the exact timing remains uncertain, Trillanes expressed certainty that an arrest warrant will eventually be issued for Go.

Trillanes stated that Go was reported to the ICC because, at the height of the extrajudicial killings, he allegedly served as the distributor of rewards for every assassination while acting as the purported leader of the "Special Operations Group" within Duterte's "National Death Squad."

“Ito yung pagbabayad o pagiging accountable…noong namamayagpag sila, wala silang pakialam sa buhay ng Pilipino. Ito na, singilan na ito,” the former senator said.

(This is about payment or being held accountable… back when they were in power, they didn't care about Filipino lives; now, the time has come to settle the score.)

Aside from Dela Rosa and Go, former Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde may also be issued an ICC warrant, according to Trillanes.

GMA News is trying to reach out to Go and Albayalde for their comments on the matter. —Vince Angelo Ferreras/LDF, GMA News