The Philippines Presidential Communications Office said that the Presidential Office of the Philippines said that former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Dutee was detained on Tuesday under the arrest warrant of an international criminal court, who had accused crime against humanity in relation to that cruel “war on war”.
The office said that the members of the Philippine National Police met the former President, when he arrived on a flight from Hong Kong in Manila, the capital, the office said.
The policeman waited on March 11, 2025 for the arrival of former Philippine President Rodrigo Dutete at NINOY AISVI International Airport in Metro Manila.
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Duterte carried out a wide “war on drugs” after Duterte took office in 2016. Independent rights organizations have accused him of overseeing the crusade of extraordinary murders, many of which were performed by the so -called “Death Squad”.
According to Human Rights Watch, more than 12,000 people were killed.
Former Chairman of the Philippines, Rodrigo Dutee speaks inside the Southern Stadium during a thanksgiving meeting organized by the Filipino workers in Hong Kong on March 9, 2025 for the former Local Evolution President in Hong Kong.
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Manila officials said they received a copy of the ICC Arrest Warrant through Interpol on Tuesday morning. The presidential office said that dozens of officials arrested Duterte to NINO Aquino International Airport as he and his colleagues arrived at around 9:20 pm.
The office said in a statement posted on social media in Filipino, “The former President and his entry are in good health and have been examined by government doctors.” “He has assured that he is in good condition.”
ABC News’ Andrew Evans and Carson Yiyu contributed to this report.
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