Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was formally charged with three counts of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, linked to at least 76 killings in his long-running war on drugs. The charges cover his years as mayor of Davao City and as president, spanning targeted “high-value” killings and wider anti-drug operations. Duterte was arrested in Manila in March and flown to the Netherlands, where his lawyers argue he is unfit to stand trial due to cognitive impairment. The ICC hearing has been postponed as judges assess his fitness. While Duterte claims his arrest was unlawful, human rights groups and victims’ families call the charges a long-overdue step toward accountability for thousands of extrajudicial killings across the Philippines.
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