‘More imagined than real’ rights violation – SC on Bato’s denied TRO bid

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa “has no clear and unmistakable right to be protected,” the Supreme Court (SC) said in its resolution denying a petition for a temporary restraining order against the senator’s potential arrest under the International Criminal Court (ICC). Dela Rosa has sought to stop the implementation of the ICC warrant of arrest, which was issued in November last year but made unsealed only this month. The senator asked the SC to bar local law enforcers from arresting or detaining him based on the ICC warrant without a prior warrant from a local court. The senator […]...

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