Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been surrendered to the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands, following his arrest by Philippine authorities. He faces charges of murder as a crime against humanity,

Rodrigo Duterte previously insisted that the ICC has no jurisdiction over the Philippines, since he pulled the country out of the tribunal in 2019, three years after it took note of the drug war's rising death toll.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court where detained former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is being taken after his arrest in the Philippines is a court of last resort for the most serious international offenses, such as genocide and crimes against humanity.