Philippines' Ex-President Rodrigo Duterte to have first hearing at ICC Today in The Hague

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Former Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte will make his first appearance at the International Criminal Court on Friday, the court said on Thursday.
Duterte was taken into custody by the ICC in The Hague, the Netherlands, 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. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's “war on drugs”, in a video message posted on his Facebook account, as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court. The Philippine Embassy in The Netherlands has confirmed that former President Rodrigo Duterte has been officially turned over by Philippine law enforcement authorities to the officials of the Judicial Cooperation Unit of the International Criminal Court. Duterte, who led the Philippines from 2016 to 2022, will face allegations of crimes against humanity for overseeing death squads in his anti-drugs crackdown. He could become the first Asian former head of state to go on trial at the ICC. The ICC arrest warrant says that as president, Duterte created, funded and armed the death squads that carried out murders of purported drug users and dealers.

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