SC junks Bato's bid to see ICC warrant

The Supreme Court has rejected the bid of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to compel Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to produce a copy of the supposed arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC), in connection with the crimes against humanity case over the previous administration's bloody war on drugs.

- By DAPHNE GALVEZ

According to the SC Office of the Spokesperson, Dela Rosa filed on Nov. 12 a very urgent motion asking the SC to order Remulla to submit a copy of the warrant, which the ombudsman claimed to possess.

Dela Rosa also filed a 25-page “very urgent manifestation” asking the SC to issue a temporary restraining order or a writ of preliminary injunction to keep him from being “subjected to illegal arrest or surrender to a foreign court without due process.”

“Acting on these submissions, the SC denied the Very Urgent Motion seeking to compel the production of the alleged ICC warrant. It directed the respondents to comment on the Very Urgent Manifestation, through personal service and filing, within a non-extendible period of 10 days from notice,” the SC said.