The arrest of the former Philippines President on alleged crimes against humanity marks a major turning point for the country.

This is not about vengeance. This is about justice finally taking its course.” This was how former Sen. Leila de Lima, who was detained for almost seven years on drug trafficking charges filed during the previous administration,

W HEN RODRIGO DUTERTE was arrested on the morning of March 11th, as he stepped off a plane in Manila, hundreds of supporters thronged outside the airbase to protest. Their hero, a former president of the Philippines, had been denied due process, they claimed.

Lawyers for former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who is bound for The Hague following his arrest on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant tied to his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday demanding he be sent back to Manila.

MANILA—The Philippines said Tuesday it arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte on a warrant from the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity during his bloody “war on drugs.

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.