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Former Philippine leader Duterte arrested over drug killings

Manila | Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by police at Manila’s international airport on Tuesday on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a charge of crime against humanity, the Philippine government said.

Duterte was arrested after arriving from Hong Kong and police took him into custody on orders of the ICC, which has been investigating the massive killings that happened under the former president’s deadly crackdown against illegal drugs, President Ferdinand Marcos jnr’s office said in a statement.

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