Security guards face probe after last week’s Philippine Senate shooting
Summary
Philippine authorities are investigating security officers who fired guns inside the Senate building last week when Senator Ronald Dela Rosa was taking shelter there after an ICC arrest warrant was issued against him. No one was nearby when shots were fired, and the senator later escaped the building.Key Facts
- Senator Ronald Dela Rosa took refuge in the Philippine Senate on May 11 after an ICC arrest warrant was unsealed against him.
- Security guards inside the Senate fired weapons without provocation during this event.
- The first shot was fired by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca, according to officials.
- Investigators found 44 fired cartridges from four guns at the scene.
- CCTV footage shows Aplasca firing a rifle.
- Senator Dela Rosa left the Senate building and left in a car linked to Senator Robin Padilla.
- Officials say no government agents entered the Senate building during the incident.
- The case is now with the Department of Justice for more investigation.
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