Senator Francis Tolentino will act as Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s authorized counsel in case the latter is arrested by International Criminal Court-member international locations.
Although the Philippine authorities doesn’t acknowledge ICC’s jurisdiction over the nation, Dela Rosa defined that he’s simply making ready for this risk in case he’ll journey overseas.
“Ready lang tayo dahil baka mamaya babiyahe ako sa ibang bansa tapos meron na in-issue palang warrant of arrest ang ICC. Pagbiyahe ko sa ibang bansa at hulihin ako doon e di kailangan meron akong legal counsel para harapin ang kaso, kung mahuli nila ako,” the lawmaker stated in an interview on Dobol B TV.
Asked if he has plans to journey outdoors the nation, Dela Rosa stated he’ll if ICC continues to “annoy” him.
“Kapag nainis ako at gusto ko silang inisin, asarin, babiyahe ako. Eh inaasar nila ako e. E di asaran ito kung gusto nila. Mag-aasaran tayo,” he stated.
On Wednesday, Tolentino disclosed that he accepted Dela Rosa’s request to be his authorized counsel in all proceedings associated to the ICC investigation into the Duterte administration’s drug battle.
Dela Rosa stated he made the request a very long time in the past however he solely bought Tolentino on board on account of ICC’s insistence to research the drug battle of the earlier administration.
“Nung una pakipot pa ‘yun e… Eh ngayon na nagkainitan, insisting [‘yung] ICC, nagbago ang isip niya,” he said.
Dela Rosa said Tolentino was his lawyer of choice because of the latter’s international criminal law background and eligibility to practice law in different states.
The senator also said that he will repeat Duterte’s anti-drug war if given another chance.
“Sa totoo lang, given a second chance na mag-implement ulit ng anti-drug war, I will do the same,” Dela Rosa said.
“Walang ibang paraan itong bansang Pilipinas. Kailangan nito ng kamay na bakal kung gusto mong madisiplina ang mga tao. Kamay na bakal ang kailangan dito sa tigas ng ulo ng mga tao dito. Hirap disiplinahin,” he said.
“Magpabait-bait ka d’yan, magpapogi-pogi ka…magpadisente-disente ka, eh wawalanghiyain ka ng mga gag* dito. Walang mangyari sa Pilipinas,” he added.
Even if there have been instances of abuses, Dela Rosa stated he wouldn’t calibrate the Duterte administration’s anti-drug battle technique as he claimed that there have been no marching orders for policemen to kill anybody throughout his time as PNP chief.
“Nung panahon ko naman e hindi ko naman sila sinasabihan na ‘Larga, bumaril ka nang bumaril kung sino gusto ninyo pumatay ka nang pumatay.’ In reality, lahat naman iniimbestigahan natin ‘yung mga ginagawa nilang kalokohan…but ‘yun nga lang may nangyayari at nangyayari dahil nga sa katagalan ng involvement ng mga pulis sa drugs ay talagang ganon na kalalim ang kanilang partisipasyon,” he said.
“Wala akong dapat baguhin kasi nakikita ko naman na epektibo ‘yon at kung may mag-abuso, inaaksyunan naman natin. Hindi ko naman pwedeng sabihin na pipiliin natin ‘yung pag-operate-an natin, di ko masabi ‘yan kasi all out war tayo pagdating sa ganon. Walang pilian,” he added.
The former PNP chief also insisted that he did not tolerate abusive cops and maintained that erring officers must face accountability.
Dela Rosa, who earlier described himself as the “number two accused” in the drug war probe of the ICC, was then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s first Philippine National Police chief.
Duterte’s drug battle has been blamed for 1000’s of deaths, with authorities figures pegged at round 6,000 however human rights teams say it might attain as excessive as 30,000.
Recently, the ICC rejected the Philippine authorities’s enchantment looking for the reversal of the worldwide tribunals’ determination to renew the probe into the Duterte administration’s controversial battle on medication.
In rejecting the Philippines’ enchantment, the ICC Appeals Chamber stated the federal government failed to clarify the courtroom’s lack of jurisdiction or to supply an evidence of the implications and scope of the investigation.
It additionally stated that the native investigation can proceed even with the continued ICC investigation.
On Tuesday, Marcos stated the Philippines can be “disengaging from any contact, communication with the ICC.”—AOL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
