Former President Rodrigo Duterte testifies at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from his administration’s war on drugs on October 28, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

MANILA (UPDATE) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against former President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang confirmed Tuesday.

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"Kaninang madaling araw, natanggap ng INTERPOL Manila ang official copy ng warrant of arrest mula sa International Criminal Court (ICC)," the Presidential Communications Office announced in a Facebook post. 

(Early this morning, the Interpol Manila received the official copy of the arrest warrant [against Duterte] from the ICC.)

Duterte is being investigated by the ICC for crimes against humanity over his brutal drug war.

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WHAT THE WARRANT SAYS

A copy of the ICC arrest warrant shared by Vera News showed that it was issued by the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber 1 on March 7, 2025, Friday.

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The arrest warrant was due to Duterte's alleged "criminal responsibility pursuant to article 25(3) (a) of the Statute for the crime against humanity of murder pursuant to article 7(1) (a) of the Statute, committed in the Republic of the Philippines during the Relevant Period, as set forth in this warrant of arrest."

The PCO said that the warrant was served upon Duterte's arrival from Hong Kong about 9:20 Tuesday morning.

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Malacañang said that Duterte is now under custody of "authorities."

Several human rights groups said Duterte must be flown immediately to The Hague, Netherlands, where the ICC is based, to face trial for the drug war killings under his watch. 

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