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Former Philippine president Duterte arrested on ICC warrant over crimes against humanity

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Former president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at Manila's international airport on an International Criminal Court warrant, for his role in a deadly drug crackdown that has led to allegations of crimes against humanity.

Former Philippine president Duterte arrested on ICC warrant over crimes against humanity

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday, March 11, in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant citing crimes against humanity 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 in which rights groups estimate tens of thousands of mostly poor men were killed by officers and vigilantes, often without proof they were linked to drugs.

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