Trillanes: ICC wants Dela Rosa, 4 others in Interpol’s ‘blue notice’

FORMER senator Antonio Trillanes IV yesterday said the International Criminal Court (ICC) has asked the Interpol to place Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and four other former and current police officials on its “blue notice” in relation to its ongoing probe on the drug war of the Duterte administration.

Interpol blue notices are issued to gather information on individuals suspected of involvement in a crime or possessing crime-related knowledge. These notices help in identifying the suspect, their criminal activities, or whereabouts.

“Kasabay nitong pagbigay ng dokumento na ito sa Philippine government ng ICC ay meron din silang request sa Interpol na isama ang limang ito sa blue notice na tinatawag, kung saan maaari silang i-hold sa mga iba’t ibang immigration counters kung saan man silang bansa lalabas (The ICC has also requested the Interpol to put these five in its blue notice, wherein they could be held in immigration counters in countries where will be going),” Trillanes told reporters at the Department of Justice after he filed drug smuggling and graft cases against Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio, former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon, former Army Col. Allen Capuyan and several others.

Trillanes has earlier said the ICC has tagged Dela Rosa,

former PNP chief Oscar Albayalde, former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief Romeo Caramat Jr., former National Police Commission commissioner Edilberto Leonardo, and former PNP Intelligence Officer Eleazar Mata as suspects in its ongoing probe on the Duterte administration’s bloody campaign against illegal drugs.

He posted copies of an ICC document naming the five as suspects.

Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday confirmed the ICC documents posted by Trillanes.

Guevarra said that while the Philippine government will stick to its declaration not to cooperate in the ICC probe, it cannot stop the international court from interviewing persons of interest, including former and current police officers, in its ongoing investigation.

Trillanes said the request of the ICC prosecutor to interview the five police officials is equivalent to a summons.

He said the five