00:00Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte has been taken into custody by the International
00:06Criminal Court following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his war on drugs.
00:13That's according to a statement from the court, or ICC, on Wednesday.
00:18The 79-year-old arrived at Rotterdam airport on a chartered plane and was transferred to
00:23a detention unit on the Dutch coast.
00:26He will be brought before an ICC judge in The Hague in the coming days for an initial
00:30appearance.
00:32Before landing in Rotterdam, Duterte addressed his supporters in a video posted on his social
00:37media.
01:38In the video, Duterte addressed his supporters in a video posted on his social media account.
02:07The court's warrant for his arrest alleges that, as president, Duterte created, funded,
02:17and armed death squads that carried out murders of purported drug users and dealers.
02:22Duterte's war on drugs was a signature of his presidency, which laded from 2016 to 2022.
02:30The anti-drugs crackdown killed thousands and drew condemnation from around the world.
02:35He could become the first Asian former head of state to go on trial at the ICC.
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