How the High-Stakes Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte Unfolded

The man who ordered the Philippines’ bloody war on drugs is now in a cell at The Hague. Getting him there was far from a sure thing.

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Duterte flown to The Hague after arrest over Philippines drug war killings

Ex-president to face charges of crimes against humanity over ‘war on drugs’ that rights groups say left 30,000 dead. The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has left Manila on a plane ...
The Guardian - Mar. 11
Philippines' Duterte in The Hague after ICC arrest over drug war

Duterte, who led a "drug war" that killed thousands, was arrested for alleged crimes against humanity.
BBC News - Mar. 12
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte a no-show for first court hearing in The Hague

Former Philippine President Duterte did not attend his first court hearing at the ICC in The Hague, where he faces murder allegations from his “war on drugs”.
NBC News - 5d
Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippine president, is arrested on International Criminal Court warrant

Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court amid accusations that he committed crimes against humanity during ...
NBC News - Mar. 11
Why Rodrigo Duterte Was Arrested Now

Running parallel to Rodrigo Duterte’s transfer to the International Criminal Court in The Hague is a monthslong feud with the Philippines’ current president.
The New York Times - 6d
Ex-Philippines President Duterte arrested on ICC warrant over drug killings

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity filed against him, the Philippine ...
CBS News - Mar. 11
Rodrigo Duterte says he will accept responsibility after ICC arrest over ‘war on drugs’

Former Philippines president filmed a video message en route to the Hague, saying ‘I will be responsible for everything’. Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has said he will accept ...
The Guardian - Mar. 13
Former Philippine leader Duterte arrested on an ICC warrant over drug killings

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested by police at Manila’s international airport on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against ...
ABC News - Mar. 10
Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest could be telling blow in the Philippines’ dynastic feud

Former president was surrendered to The Hague amid a row between his family and that of the current president. Few expected things to move so quickly. Supporters of the Philippines’ former ...
The Guardian - Mar. 12

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