Justice served after ICC names 'co-perpetrators' in Duterte drug war case - De Lima

WorldPolitics
14 Feb 2026 • 4:12 PM MYT
The Manila Times
The Manila Times

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MANILA, Philippines — Mamamayang Liberal Partylist Rep. Leila de Lima said that "justice has been served" over the declaration of the International Criminal Court that Senators Ronald dela Rosa and Bong Go and former officials of the administration of former President Rodrigo Durterte were named as "co-conspirators" in the war on drugs.

Among those included in the sheet aside from dela Rosa and Go were former Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, former police officials Vicente Danao, Camilo Cascolan, and Oscar Albayalde, and Dante Gierran and Isidro Lapena.

"In laying down the charges against Duterte, the ICC Prosecutor also just made the world smaller for his co-perpetrators by naming them," de Lima said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

She also said that they have warned them that many of them will go into hiding to join dela Rosa.

"No matter, Justice will always catch up with them. Justice will be served," de Lima said.