{"id":12732,"date":"2025-03-17T14:38:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disruptarian.com\/blog\/why-a-former-president-was-arrested-for-his-war-on-drugs-the-daily-aus\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T14:38:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:38:36","slug":"why-a-former-president-was-arrested-for-his-war-on-drugs-the-daily-aus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disruptarian.com\/blog\/why-a-former-president-was-arrested-for-his-war-on-drugs-the-daily-aus\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a former president was arrested for his war on drugs | The Daily Aus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/> Rewrite this video description for the article to expand the description to at least 1200 words, with the tone of a libertarian who is empathetic to Filipino people, but also an advocate for drug legalization policies Three years after he left office, the former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has been detained in the Netherlands. Duterte was arrested earlier this week on charges of crimes against humanity, based on his deadly \u201cwar on drugs\u201d. In today\u2019s podcast, we\u2019ll explain how a 79-year-old retired world leader has ended up facing trial at the International Criminal Court, and the case against him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hosts: Zara Seidler and Emma Gillespie<br \/>\nProducer:\u00a0Elliot Lawry<\/p>\n<p>Want to listen to more episodes of The Daily Aus' podcast? Follow us:<br \/>\nSpotify \u25ba https:\/\/spoti.fi\/46UTaD7<br \/>\nApple \u25ba https:\/\/apple.co\/3MiPu4I<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. 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