INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was served an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on his arrival at
that he was ready to be arrested if the ICC issued a warrant and has repeatedly defended the anti-drugs crackdown
He has denied ordering police to kill drug suspects unless in self-defence.The office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said it received an
official copy of the warrant, which was served on Duterte by police
police did not allow one of his lawyers to meet Duterte at the airport.The firebrand Duterte unilaterally withdrew the Philippines from the
in 2016 as a maverick, crime-busting mayor, who delivered on promises he made during vitriolic speeches to kill thousands of narcotics
dealers.According to police, 6,200 suspects were killed during anti-drug operations that they say ended in shootouts
But activists say the real toll of the crackdown was far greater, with thousands of slumland drug users, many of whom were included on
groups of systematic executions and cover-ups.Source: Reuters--Agencies
