Hero or Outlaw? De la Rosa flees.
Shots have been fired in the Philippine Senate after former police chief Ronald de la Rosa was present there to avoid arrest. The senator is wanted by an international arrest warrant for his alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings when he was police chief under former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Gunfire has broken out in the Philippine Senate after former police chief Ronald de la Rosa was present there in an attempt to avoid arrest. The senator is being sought by an international arrest warrant for his alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings as police chief under former President Rodrigo Duterte.
The shots were fired after soldiers entered the Senate building and ordered employees to leave. Interior Minister Juanito Victor Remulla confirmed that there are no injuries, but it is unclear who fired the shots. The police are inside the Senate building searching for the shooter or shooters.
The escalation is part of a larger conflict surrounding the "war on drugs" of former President Duterte, which resulted in thousands of extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and addicts. The government has called for calm, emphasizing that it is not involved and has no knowledge of those responsible.
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