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Philippine police on Tuesday arrested former president Rodrigo Duterte as requested by Interpol after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant against him for crimes against humanity amid the “war on drugs” during his time in power.
The Philippine Presidential Communication Office said in a statement that Interpol Manila received a copy of the arrest warrant on Tuesday morning.
“The former president and his entourage are in good health and have been examined by government doctors,” the statement said. “They [government doctors] have assured that he [Duterte] is in good condition.”
“He is currently in the custody of the authorities,” it added.
A Facebook video said to have been taken from inside the plane showed Duterte talking with police officials, saying, “You will just have to kill me. I will not allow it if you will side with the foreigners.”
The police officer is heard telling Duterte that they were just following procedure.
A second video is purportedly showing Duterte, walking with a cane, following the police officials after disembarking from the plane.
Duterte was president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022, during which time he implemented a “war on drugs” that left thousands of suspects dead in police operations. He has said in the past he was prepared to go to jail for the controversial campaign.
