The Philippines Commission on Human Rights estimates that more than 27,000 have died in the “drug war,” but the number grows daily as killings extend from Manila to other urban areas. Dela Rosa has been vociferous in defending the anti-drug campaign, calling it a success. Investigations by human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, as well as by the media, have found numerous instances in which the police planted weapons and drugs on victims to cover up summary executions. He presided over forces that routinely shot and killed alleged drug dealers and users, claiming without proof they resisted arrest. The former police chief under President Rodrigo Duterte has been implicated in extrajudicial killings associated with the administration’s brutal “war on drugs.” It appears that the State Department was acting under its policy and authority to deny visas to persons implicated in gross human rights violations.ĭela Rosa was the chief of the Philippine National Police when the nationwide “ war on drugs” began soon after Duterte took office in June 2016.
On Wednesday, Philippines Senator Ronald Dela Rosa confirmed that the US government had revoked his visa to the United States.
PNP Director-General Ronald Dela Rosa speaks at a Senate hearing investigating drug-related killings in metro Manila, Philippines on August 22, 2016.
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