By MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has disclosed the names of eight former and current officials, including Senators Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and Christopher “Bong” Go, who were identified by the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) as part of the “hierarchy” in ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal drug war.
Together, they wielded “de facto authority” over those who pulled the trigger—the local police and other gunmen who were at the bottom of the chain of command of assassins that originated from the Davao Death Squad (DDS) when Duterte was city mayor, according to a document made public on Saturday by the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I).
