<p>Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, 79, was arrested this week after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a secret warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his tough approach to fighting the drug trade.</p>
<p>Duterte was arrested by the Philippine National Police as he arrived back in Manila after a trip to Hong Kong.</p>
<p>The controversial court, based in The Hague, opened the investigation in 2018 amid his brutal campaign of killing those involved in the trafficking of drugs, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/world/asia/icc-philippines-rodrigo-duterte.html">reported</a>.</p>
<p>Estimates have said that up to 30,000 people were killed during the campaign. Human rights groups allege that many who died were not involved in the drug trade.</p>
<p>After the investigation was announced, Duterte said that his country would withdraw its membership from the ICC, and the following year, it did.</p>
<p>Duterte’s attorney says that the arrest is illegal because the ICC no longer has jurisdiction since the country left the Rome Statute, a treaty from which the ICC draws its authority.</p>
<p>Legal experts said that the case would be complex for a variety of issues, including extradition.</p>
<p>Flightradar24, a flight tracking service, reported on Tuesday that a flight believed to be carrying Duterte was &#8220;being flown to the Netherlands via Dubai.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Times reported that the country&#8217;s current president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., had previously pledged to protect Duterte, an alliance that helped him win the presidency with Duterte&#8217;s daughter, Sara Duterte, serving as his vice president.</p>
<p>The alliance fractured after she was impeached over allegations of corruption and subsequently threatened the president.</p>
<p>Sara Duterte said in a statement that he was &#8220;forcibly taken to The Hague.&#8221;</p>
<p>“This is not justice — this is oppression and persecution,” she said.</p>
<p>His other daughter, Veronica Duterte, said that they were forcing him to travel &#8220;without considering his health conditions.&#8221;</p>

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