Rodrigo Duterte to face ICC pre-trial in The Hague on Friday Former President Rodrigo Duterte will appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday afternoon (Friday night Manila time) for his initial pre-trial hearing over crimes against humanity charges related to his war on drugs.

Duterte was arrested at Manila airport on Tuesday and within hours was on a chartered jet which flew via Dubai to The Hague, where the ICC sits. The 79-year-old could become the f

The former Philippine president is the first former leader from Asia to face charges at the International Criminal Court. Human rights groups say his violent crackdowns left up to 30,000 dead.