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Philippine ex-president Duterte has been ‘surrendered to custody’ of ICC: court

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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, it said, after issuing a warrant for his arrest over his deadly crackdown on drugs.

“Mr Rodrigo Roa Duterte… was surrendered to the custody of the International Criminal Court,” the ICC said in a statement. “He was arrested by the authorities of the Republic of the Philippines in accordance with an arrest warrant issued… for charges of murder as a crime against humanity.”

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