Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs.
Manila (AFP) – Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs.
The 79-year-old faces a charge of "the crime against humanity of murder", according to the ICC, for a crackdown that rights groups estimate killed tens of thousands of mostly poor men, often without proof they were linked to drugs.
"Early in the morning, Interpol Manila received the official copy of the warrant of the arrest from the ICC," the presidential palace said in a statement.
"As of now, he is under the custody of authorities."
The statement added that "the former president and his group are in good health and are being checked by government doctors".
Duterte's former chief legal counsel, Salvador Panelo, called the arrest "unlawful".
"The (Philippine National Police) didn’t allow one of his lawyers to meet him at the airport and to question the legal basis for PRRD's arrest," he said, adding a hard copy of the ICC warrant had not been provided.
But a group that worked to support mothers of those killed in Duterte's drugs crackdown called the arrest a "very welcome development".
"The mothers whose husbands and children were killed because of the drug war are very happy because they have been waiting for this for a very long time," Rubilyn Litao, coordinator for Rise Up for Life and for Rights, told AFP.
Human Rights Watch, meanwhile, called on the government of President Ferdinand Marcos to "swiftly surrender (Duterte) to the ICC", saying the arrest was a "critical step for accountability in the Philippines".
Was Duterte the guy who bragged about his first murder from when he was like 14 and stabbed someone?
He brags about many crimes then says he never did anything whenever convenient.
I'd say this is a positive thing, and I suppose it is, but it mainly feels like a political hit job by the Marcos family. I won't be shedding any tears for Duterte though...
You're right. The Marcos family is definitely going to benefit from this especially with their strained relationship. Regardless, Duterte must be brought to justice. The Marcos family should too. It just so happens the Philippines got itself in such a mess today that we got BOTH of them in power. Anyway, we must always be critical of both Duterte and Marcos.
We got Duterte arrested before Satanyahu, before GTA6
Speaking to thousands of overseas Filipino workers there Sunday, the former president decried the investigation, labelling ICC investigators "sons of whores" while saying he would "accept it" if an arrest were to be his fate.
A completely normal response to charges of crimes against humanity. This man advocated murder. I hope the ICC gets justice for victims.
Isn't his daughter the VP?
Yes. Sara Duterte. She has an impending impeachment trial for corruption.
Oh look, picking on the little guy works. Justice is served!
Now go play with the big boys and arrest Putin, Netanyahu and ... Oh wait, justice doesn't work there! Only against the weak or the powerless.
picking on the little guy
Dude is the former president of a country of over a hundred million people and has murdered tens of thousands of people, some of them with his own hands.
You need to get a fucking grip if you think arresting him for his many crimes against humanity is "picking on the little guy"! 🤦
Do you think the Philippine police should go to Russia and Israel to arrest Putin and Netantahu?
I don't understand what your complaint here is. It's up to the individual countries to enforce ICC arrest warrants. The Philippines chose to enforce it. That's a good thing. If your complaint is that other countries don't enforce it, then you should take that up with those countries, instead of crapping all over the Philippines for doing what those other countries don't have the courage to do.
Lol. You clearly know nothing about Philippine politics if you think this means nothing to us. You Westerners probably think of us as little people too yeah? You really only care about yourselves. Do human rights only matter if its your people?
Please book a flight to the Philippines and tell the grieving families that Duterte is nothing but a "little guy" and his crimes never mattered.
And if you think this is all just in the past, I bet you aren't even aware that his daughter is literally the vice president right now who's looking to run for president in 2028. Hmmm...
Dude, seriously? You're berating them for only arresting the tyrannical ex-president of the Philippines who murdered tens of thousands on false pretenses – the "little guy" (emphasis on the scare quotes) – and not the leader of a global nuclear superpower and the leader of a regional nuclear power backed almost unconditionally by the country with the largest military on Earth – both of whom have active ICC arrest warrants? Are you drunk?
Are you drunk?
Yes I am.
"Weak and powerless" Lol, that man is still influential in the Phillippines. And by no means poor. But okay, you can have a little extrajudicial killings of addicted people as a treat.
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Yeah we're going to need you to elaborate.
On why three wrongs make a wrong? Duerte needs to pay and reparate in the Philippines, for life. Not get extracted by the ICC and fined why their jurisdictions. Everyone in the Philippines knows how terrible are the Marcos, and Bongbong is no different.