The arrest of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has given a timely boost to the International Criminal Court, which is facing U.S. sanctions and an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by its chief prosecutor.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte will face the pre-trial of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands on Friday afternoon (Friday night Manila time). “Mr. Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s initial appearance is scheduled to take place on Friday,

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands following his dramatic arrest in Manila the day before over a brutal, years-long anti-drugs crackdown that left thousands of his citizens dead.