Senator Bato dela Rosa evades ICC arrest warrant

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano goes ballistic over a query from the media on whether or not the assault within the Senate was staged or not. “We’re a democracy,” Cayetano instructed reporters on Thursday, Might 14. “That is the Senate of the Philippines.”

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Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano says in a press convention that Senator Jinggoy Estrada referred to as him in early Thursday afternoon to verify that Senator Bato Dela Rosa was not within the Senate.

Cayetano provides that also they are anticipating a spot report from the Workplace of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms.

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Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano stated he doesn’t know the place Senator Bato dela Rosa is. 

Cayetano stated this after he shared in a media briefing that he obtained a message from Dela Rosa’s spouse, who confirmed the senator’s “escape” from the Senate compound. He additionally insisted that there was no warrant in opposition to Dela Rosa, even after the Worldwide Legal Court docket itself stated it had unsealed the warrant in opposition to the senator for crimes in opposition to humanity case on Might 11.

Senator Bato dela Rosa’s spouse stated in her message to Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano that Dela Rosa might need used the Senate capturing incident to flee from the Senate.

Cayetano, nevertheless, stated he doesn’t wish to interpret the spouse’s letter in that method.

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano stated on Thursday, Might 14, that the Senate’s sergeant-at-arms fired a complete of 27 pictures throughout a commotion with Nationwide Bureau of Investigation (NBI) brokers on Wednesday night time. 

From its half, the NBI fired 5 gunshots.

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano calls a press convention Thursday afternoon, Might 14, after getting experiences and briefings from Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca and Senate Secretary-Common Mark Llandro Mendoza on the occasions of Might 13 — when gunshots had been heard on the Senate’s second flooring after the higher chamber went on lockdown.

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There isn’t any document of Senator Bato dela Rosa leaving the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) instructed Rappler on Thursday, Might 14.

“No current document,” BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval stated.

It’s essential to notice, nevertheless, that BI’s information cowl solely worldwide flights, not home or chartered ones. 

Dela Rosa was reported to have left the Senate compound early Thursday, hours after the capturing incident contained in the legislative constructing on Wednesday night time, Might 13.