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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was extradited to The Hague on Tuesday, hours after his arrest in Manila at the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is investigating his controversial war on drugs.

Duterte’s plane is expected to land in the Netherlands at 10:59 local time.

Under his watch, the Philippines withdrew from the court’s jurisdiction in 2019, with Duterte and his allies decrying the institution as a tool of illegitimate Western bias and hegemony.

Duterte again came under the spotlight during a weekend trip to Hong Kong when the trip sparked speculation that he may have gone into exile while on a trip to Hong Kong to evade a looming international arrest warrant.

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