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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alastair Jamieson and Shweta Sharma

Rodrigo Duterte: Ex-Philippines president sent to Hague after Interpol arrest for ‘crimes against humanity’

Former Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte was on his way to the The Hague on Tuesday night, hours after being arrested at the request of the International Criminal Court as part of its probe into a "war on drugs" that defined his presidency.

The 79-year-old strongman and former prosecutor, who led the Philippines from 2016 to 2022, could become the first Asian former head of state to go on trial at the ICC.

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