A plane carrying former Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court took off for Rotterdam, a source told Reuters on Wednesday, after being delayed by a few hours during a layover in Dubai.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in the Netherlands to face charges related to the deadly crackdown on drugs he oversaw while in office. A plane carrying Duterte landed at Rotterdam Airport shortly before 4 pm UK time on Wednesday.

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he was “responsible” as the International Criminal Court took him into custody Wednesday to face charges of crimes against humanity over his war on drugs.

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands following his dramatic arrest in Manila the day before over a brutal, years-long anti-drugs crackdown that left thousands of his citizens dead.

Rodrigo Duterte, who led the Philippines from 2016 to 2022, will face allegations of crimes against humanity for overseeing death squads in his war on drugs.

A jet that took former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte from Manila landed on Wednesday in the Netherlands, a day after he was arrested on an