Manila, Philippines
CNN
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody on Tuesday after the Philippine government said it received an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for his arrest.
“Earlier this morning, INTERPOL Manila received the official copy of the arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC),” according to a statement from the Presidential Communications Office.
Duterte returned to the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday from Hong Kong after delivering a fiery speech at a campaign rally on Sunday to the city’s Filipino diaspora.
“Upon his arrival, the Prosecutor General filed an ICC notification…
