Former President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody on Tuesday after the Philippine government said it received an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for his arrest for alleged crimes against humanity.

A 15-page International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Rodrigo Duterte, made public by the court, outlines the accusations against the former Philippines president over killings in his war on drugs.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity filed against him, the Philippine government said.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday said it would assist anew the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) if arrest warrants are issued against others accused in the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.

Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippine president who has been accused of crimes against humanity and the extrajudicial killings of thousands of people during his “war on drugs,” was arrested Tuesday in Manila under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court,

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by police at Manila's international airport Tuesday on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity filed against him,

The Philippine Senate said Monday it will conduct a formal probe of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte's arrest and swift handover last week to the International Criminal Court, which is to try him for alleged crimes against humanity.

The arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte on March 11 has sent shockwaves through the Philippines and the international community. Indicted for “murder, torture and rape as crimes against humanity” related to his controversial “war on drugs,