Rodrigo Duterte faces arrest warrant from The Hague

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Vice President Sara Duterte announced that her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, is being "forcibly taken" to The Hague due to an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC). She criticized the action as an affront to Philippine sovereignty and claimed he has not been allowed to assert his rights since his arrest. Duterte was detained at Villamor Airbase after arriving in Manila, facing charges related to his administration's controversial drug war, which resulted in thousands of deaths.


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