Due process for Sen. Ronald dela Rosa does not mean shielding him from facing trial before the International Criminal Court, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Tuesday.
Lacson said his call and prayer for due process for dela Rosa means allowing his beleaguered colleague to face trial before the ICC without risking violence – or worse – tragedy in the process of arresting him.
In Filipino: Lacson: Due Process Para kay Bato, Hindi Panangga sa Paglilitis sa ICC
“To me, due process means allowing Senator dela Rosa to face trial before the ICC rather than risk violence and worse, tragedy,” he said.
He reiterated that due process is a basic right that belongs to all human beings, including dela Rosa, who served as his subordinate in the Philippine National Police and Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force.
Dela Rosa is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in connection with the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.
After learning of the warrant late last year, dela Rosa went into hiding and briefly surfaced at the Senate last May 11 to vote for Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president – then fled the Senate following a shooting incident inside the Senate premises last May 13.
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Lacson: Due Process Para kay Bato, Hindi Panangga sa Paglilitis sa ICC
Ang due process para kay Sen. Ronald dela Rosa ay hindi panangga sa kanyang paglilitis sa International Criminal Court (ICC), giit ni Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson nitong Martes.
Diin ni Lacson, ang panawagan niyang bigyan ng due process ang kanyang kasamahan ay para humarap siya sa paglilitis sa ICC nang hindi nanganganib na mauwi sa karahasan – o trahedya – ang proseso ng pag-aresto sa kanya.
“To me, due process means allowing Senator dela Rosa to face trial before the ICC rather than risk violence and worse, tragedy,” aniya.
Muli niyang iginiit na ang due process ay isang pangunahing karapatan ng lahat ng tao, kabilang si dela Rosa, na naging tauhan niya sa Philippine National Police (PNP) at Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force.
Si dela Rosa ay nahaharap sa isang arrest warrant na inilabas ng ICC kaugnay ng kampanya kontra droga ng administrasyong Duterte.
Matapos malaman ang tungkol sa warrant noong huling bahagi ng nakaraang taon, nagtago si dela Rosa. Sandali siyang nagpakita sa Senado noong Mayo 11 upang bumoto kay Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano bilang Senate president, ngunit muling umalis kasunod ng pamamaril sa loob ng Senado noong Mayo 13.
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