Philippines asks top court to allow ICC drug war arrest of senator

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The Philippines has requested its highest court to permit the arrest of senator Ronald Dela Rosa in connection with the International Criminal Court's unsealed warrant related to drug war crimes. This legal maneuver points to ongoing accountability issues surrounding former anti-drug policies.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) last week unsealed an arrest warrant against senator Ronald Dela Rosa, accusing him along with other "co-perpetrators" of the "crime against humanity of murder".