"That's their game plan. Their game plan is to use in the ICC whatever comes out of that hearing," Dela Rosa said over TV5 Radyo 5, referring to Espenido's testimony on Wednesday before the House quad committee.
Congressmen, however, denied Dela Rosa's accusation, saying they would not allow the credibility of the probe panel to be compromised.
The quad committee comprises the four panels jointly hearing the possible connection among Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO), extrajudicial killings, and human trafficking. Rep. Robert Ace Barbers of Surigao del Norte is overall committee chair.
In his testimony, Espenido confirmed that a reward and quota system in the Duterte administration's war on drugs explained the rampant abuses by policemen in the enforcement of the drug war.
Dela Rosa was one of those indicted by the ICC for the thousands of drug-related killings during the Duterte administration.
"There were people who recruited them (Espenido and others) to make statements, affidavits like this. We know it. He could not have said those things if nobody had recruited him, he could not have come without being invited," Dela Rosa said.
This story is from the August 30, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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