THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte landed Wednesday in the Netherlands a day after he was arrested in Manila on an International Criminal Court warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office.

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he was "responsible" as the International Criminal Court took him into custody Wednesday to face charges of crimes against humanity over his war on

The former Philippine president is the first former leader from Asia to face charges at the International Criminal Court. Human rights groups say his violent crackdowns left up to 30,000 dead.

Rodrigo Duterte, who led the Philippines from 2016 to 2022, will face allegations of crimes against humanity for overseeing death squads in his war on drugs.

MANILA] Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to halt the enforcement of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) order to arrest him over his deadly anti-drug campaign.

I said this already, that I will protect you, and I will be responsible for everything," Duterte said. His remarks were his first since being put on a plane to The Hague. Duterte was taken into custody by the ICC on Wednesday following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his "war on drugs" in which thousands of purported dealers and users were killed.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands following his dramatic arrest in Manila the day before over a brutal, years-long anti-drugs crackdown that left thousands of his citizens dead.

Rodrigo Duterte carried out a war on drugs in the Philippines that rights groups say killed 30,000 people. Sui-Lee Wee, the Southeast Asia bureau chief of The New York Times, explains how Duterte came to be arrested by Philippine police and put on a plane to the Netherlands to face charges of crimes against humanity.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is being flown to the Netherlands to face an International Criminal Court charge of crimes against humanity linked to the deadly crackdown on drugs he overs

The arrest of ex-Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for alleged crimes against humanity is an "important moment" for international law, International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan said Wednesday.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court on Wednesday (March 12) following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his "war on drugs.