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Philippines ex-President Duterte arrested over war on drugs

Former Philippines President Duterte in ICC custody over anti-drugs crackdown

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands following his dramatic arrest in Manila the day before over a brutal, years-long anti-drugs crackdown that left thousands of his citizens dead.

BBC on MSN · 8h

Philippines' Duterte in The Hague after ICC arrest over drug war

Duterte was arrested at Manila airport on Tuesday and within hours was on a chartered jet which flew via Dubai to The Hague, where the ICC sits. The 79-year-old could become the f

The New York Times · 54m

Why the Philippines’ Ex-President Duterte Was Arrested Now

Rodrigo Duterte carried out a war on drugs in the Philippines that rights groups say killed 30,000 people. Sui-Lee Wee, the Southeast Asia bureau chief of The New York Times, explains how Duterte came to be arrested by Philippine police and put on a plane to the Netherlands to face charges of crimes against humanity.

Cebu Daily News on MSN29m

Rodrigo Duterte says he is ‘responsible’ as ICC takes him into custody

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he was “responsible” as the International Criminal Court took him into ...

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Philippines Duterte

Supporters rally outside Villamor Air Base after former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, near ...

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Arrest of ex-president Duterte will shake up dynastic politics in the Philippines – and hand initiative to rival Marcos family

Duterte went on to serve as president from 2016 to 2022, but he pulled the country out of the Rome Statute, the treaty that set up the ICC, in 2019. Nonetheless, the ICC says the alleged crimes fall ...

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