Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at Manila airport after an International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for his arrest concerning his controversial war on drugs. Duterte, who was known for a violent anti-drug campaign that claimed thousands of lives, accepted the warrant's implications. His presidency, which began in 2016, saw widespread extrajudicial killings, with estimates of civilian deaths ranging from 12,000 to 30,000. The ICC's investigation includes crimes from 2011 to 2016, when Duterte was both mayor of Davao City and later president.
Duterte, 79, had responded to recent speculation that an arrest warrant was imminent, saying on Sunday: If this is really my fate in life, that's OK, I will accept it. There's nothing we can do.
Since his election, between 12,000 and 30,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed in connection with anti-drugs operations, according to data cited by the ICC.
The ICC's investigation into the anti-drugs killings covers alleged crimes committed from November 2011 to June 2016, including a wave of extrajudicial killings in Davao City.
Duterte became president in 2016 after promising a merciless, bloody crackdown that would rid the country of drugs.
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