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Duterte handed over to International Criminal Court

He will face charges related to the "war on drugs"

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte "has been handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC)," a statement released by Reuters said, BTA reported.

He will face charges related to the "war on drugs."

The plane that Duterte took from Manila landed in the Netherlands yesterday, a day after he was arrested on an ICC warrant, which charges him with crimes against humanity for the deadly drug crackdown he waged during his term.

Duterte will appear in a few days for an initial hearing, where the court will confirm his identity, check whether he understands the charges against him and set a date for his trial. hearing to determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to send him to a full trial.

If his case goes to trial and he is convicted, Duterte, 79, could face a maximum sentence of life in prison. The court did not immediately confirm that Duterte was on board the arriving plane, which made a stopover in Dubai on its way from Manila, nor that the former president was already in custody by the court.