"Duterte was arrested in the Philippines' capital, Manila, in March 2025, and was swiftly flown to the Netherlands, where he has been held in ICC custody at The Hague. The 80-year-old insists his arrest was unlawful. ICC prosecutors have charged him with three counts of crimes against humanity, alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders as part of his war on drugs."
"Duterte and his co-perpetrators shared a common plan or agreement to neutralise' alleged criminals in the Philippines [including those perceived or alleged to be associated with drug use, sale or production] through violent crimes including murder, the prosecution document reads. Dela Rosa, the former national police chief and enforcer of Duterte's drug war, has previously said he believed he faced potential arrest and has been in hiding for months."
Eight current and former Philippine officials, including former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II and senators Ronald Bato Dela Rosa and Christopher Bong Go, have been identified as co-perpetrators in the International Criminal Court case involving former president Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte was arrested in Manila in March 2025 and transferred to ICC custody in The Hague; he maintains his arrest was unlawful. Prosecutors have charged him with three counts of crimes against humanity, alleging involvement in at least 76 murders linked to the war on drugs and alleging a shared plan to neutralise alleged criminals through violent crimes. Dela Rosa has been in hiding; Go remains politically prominent. It is unclear whether the named officials will face trial charges.
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