A former Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has been arrested and taken into custody. His arrest happened following a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, ICC. He will be facing prosecution for his so-called “war on drugs”.
The president’s office said the former leader was arrested on Tuesday morning at Manila airport after flying back from Hong Kong. “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 quoted by the Guardian UK. It added, “As of now, he is under the custody of authorities.” The 79-year-old Duterte, had responded to recent speculation that an arrest warrant was imminent.
On the campaign trail he once said that there would be so many bodies dumped in Manila Bay that fish would grow fat from feeding on them. Since his election, between 12,000 and 30,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed in connection with anti-drugs operations, according to data cited by the ICC. Most of the victims were men from poor, urban areas, shot dead in the streets by police officers or unidentified assailants.
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