Senator Bong Go. Photo courtesy of PNA.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday it had not received any official communication on the alleged International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Sen. Bong Go.
DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez said the information was checked with the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime as of 10 a.m. on June 18.
Martinez said that if the ICC transmits a warrant, it would be sent directly to the PCTC.
He said the PCTC handles such communication as part of its mandate involving transnational crime.
Go, in a separate statement, said he was leaving the matter to God and maintained that he had not violated human or divine law.
He also expressed hope that the issue over the alleged ICC warrant would not be politicized, saying police matters were never part of his mandate.
The Philippine National Police, National Bureau of Investigation, and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla had also said they received no communication on any alleged warrant against Go.
The reports surfaced after Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte claimed that he received information about warrants against Go and two former police officers. Former senator Antonio Trillanes earlier claimed that the ICC would also issue a warrant against Go, whom he alleged was a co-conspirator in cases involving murder, attempted murder, and crimes against humanity.