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Gunshots fired in Philippines senate in standoff with senator wanted by ICC

Ronald dela Rosa, accused of crimes against humanity by international criminal court, has holed up in building to evade arrest Gunshots have been fired in the Philippines senate as a senator who is wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) remained holed up in the building to evade arrest. Ronald dela Rosa, a Philippine senator accused of crimes against humanity for his role in overseeing the former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, has spent two nights in the country’s senate in a standoff with the authorities. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Gunshots fired in Philippines senate in standoff with senator wanted by ICC, Ronald dela Rosa, accused of crimes against humanity by international criminal court, has holed up in building to evade arrest Gunshots have been fired in the Philippines senate as a senator who is wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) remained holed up in the building to evade arrest. Ronald dela Rosa, a Philippine senator accused of crimes against humanity for his role in overseeing the former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, has spent two nights in the country’s senate in a standoff with the authorities. Continue reading…

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