ICC Takes Philippines’ Duterte Into Custody to Face Murder Charges for Drug War Killings

ICC Takes Philippines’ Duterte Into Custody to Face Murder Charges for Drug War Killings
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his 6th State of the Nation Address (SONA), at the House of Representative in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on July 26, 2021. Lisa Marie David/Reuters
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ROTTERDAM—Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court on Wednesday following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his “war on drugs” in which thousands of purported dealers and users were killed.

The ICC said in a statement Duterte was “surrendered to the custody of the International Criminal Court. He was arrested by the authorities of the Republic of the Philippines ... for charges of murder as a crime against humanity”.