Hiniling ng Office of the Solicitor General sa Supreme Court na ibasura ang urgent plea ni Senador Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa na pigilan ang gobyerno sa pakikipag-cooperate sa International Criminal Court kaugnay ng arrest warrant laban sa kanya.
Nauna nang sinabi ng Supreme Court na naghain si Dela Rosa ng urgent manifestation matapos lumabas ang ulat tungkol sa ICC arrest warrant, at humiling siya ng TRO, preliminary injunction, o status quo ante order para pigilan ang kanyang arrest, detention, o transfer nang walang prior judicial authorization.
“Ang hiling ni Sen. Dela Rosa na pigilan ang government cooperation sa ICC ay dapat ibasura dahil kulang ito sa merito. Sa ilalim ng RA 9851, may legal na batayan ang Executive Department na ipatupad ang ICC warrant at makipag-ugnayan sa nararapat na international court.”
✅ LEGAL TRUTH: THERE IS NO WINDOW, NO TIME, NO MOMENT THEY CAN ARREST HIM USING THAT PAPER.
TumugonBurahin- ART III SEC 2 CONSTITUTION: “No warrant shall issue except upon probable cause determined PERSONALLY BY A JUDGE OF A PHILIPPINE COURT.”
- Only a LOCAL COURT ORDER is valid.
- RA 9851: Allows cooperation ONLY IF THERE IS A TREATY. We withdrew March 17, 2019 → NO TREATY = NO OBLIGATION = NO POWER TO ARREST.
- Rome Statute Art 127: All jurisdiction ended March 17, 2019. ICC acted 2021 onwards → VOID AB INITIO — illegal from the very start.
- Justice Leonen & SC ruled: “ICC document is NOT A WARRANT UNDER PHILIPPINE LAW. It has NO legal force, NO authority, NO validity here. It is merely a request — nothing more.”