Manila, the Philippines After nearly three years of leaving the presidency, former President Rodrigo Deuttri was arrested by the Philippine authorities in Manila, at the request International Criminal Court (ICC) In The Hague, who investigates allegations of “crimes against humanity” committed during the six years of power.

Dutti was immediately transferred to the police on Tuesday at Manila International Airport after arriving from Hong Kong, in a move praised by human rights groups as a “decisive step in accountability in the Philippines.”

His trip to Hong Kong during the weekend had led to speculation that he would evade arrest.

Detention on Tuesday The first time that a leader in the Philippines has a case before an international court. The arrest is particularly rare because the Philippines is no longer a member of the International Criminal Court – Douterty of the Philippine From the International Court in 2019 – therefore he is not obligated under international law to detain a person with a judicial order against his name.

The decision of the current president, Ferdinand Marcus Junior, is also a turn because Marcus Junior had previously rejected the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over the Philippines.

So what did Doter have accused, what prompted the Marcus government to arrest him, and how did you respond, and what is the next to the former president?

What is the charge against Dutti – and what prompted an investigation into the International Criminal Court?

ICC has not yet issued an official statement on the specified charge against Duterte.

A court based in the Hague The “crimes against humanity” crimes have been investigated by Dottt since 2018, when he was still in power. She was briefly suspended in 2021 at the request of the Philippine government, but she resumed its investigation in 2023.

In 2016, Dutete for the presidency nominated one of the crime control in the Philippines.

During his campaign and after that, as a president, the police have repeatedly urged the “killing” drug suspects, or to encourage the suspects to fight to justify the deadly shooting.

After taking office on June 30, 2016, he is He immediately called his deadly campaign The country’s Catholic leaders described him as a “era of terrorism.” Over his six years in office, More than 7,000 people They were killed in official drug control operations, according to police records.

However, human rights defenders said that the number of dead had reached more than 30,000, including the dead by unknown suspects, and some of them later police officers.

Not all cases were covered in the complaint filed before the International Criminal Court. But human rights defenders and victims’ families were able to collect evidence from a few hundred cases that were submitted to the Hague Court.

Dotter has repeatedly defended his actions as president. Last October, during a Senate hearing, he said it was presenting “No apology, no excuses” To implement the drug war.

During the same session, he also admitted under the section that he kept a “Death Squad” from gangsters To kill other criminals while he was the mayor of Davao, southern Philippines. Some of these cases were also included in the International Criminal Court complaint.

Did the government of Marcus Junior change its views on the International Criminal Court?

Until the arrest of Doterti on Tuesday, Marcus Junior has repeatedly rejected the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court against the Philippines and the Doteri case, saying that he considers that the international body is a “threat” to the country’s sovereignty.

In July 2023, just one year after his presidency, he conclusively declared that the Philippines would not “cooperate with” ICC “in any way, shape, or shape”, after the International Criminal Court announced its appeal in its investigation in Dutti.

Then, in early 2024, he was quoted as saying: “Let me say this for a hundred time. I do not realize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in the Philippines. The Philippine government will not raise a finger to help any investigation by the International Criminal Court.”

Marcus Junior will repeat the same line during his visit to Germany in March 2024 and at a meeting with foreign correspondents in Manila in April of the same year.

However, the political equation that has undergone this position on the International Criminal Court has changed.

When Marcus Junior sought to the presidency in 2022, he ran on a ticket with the daughter of Dutti, Sarah Dotti, and won a victory for the ground collapse on a promise to continue Dotte’s greatest policy.

However, their alliance began to collapse when supporters of the Doterti family called for the prolongation of Marcus Junior, after arrest Apollo quiboloyInfluential priest and spiritual advisor to former President Doterti.

Their political union has finally collapsed yet Vice President Sarah Doterti It was investigated due to millions of dollars in the alleged misuse of government funds, and was isolated by Marcus Junior allies in Congress in late 2024.

Since then, the two camps have been participating in a comprehensive political battle before the mid -term elections in May.

On Tuesday morning, the Marcus Junior office said it had received an official copy of the arrest warrant for “crimes against humanity” from the International Criminal Court a few hours ago.

“It is now in the custody of the authorities,” the government statement said, noting that Dotrt is “in good health.”

In a statement posted on Facebook, the chief legal advisor to President Marcus, Juan Pons Eneril, said that the Filipino laws “have nothing to do” with the current legal problem.

“His legal problem is the result of the laws that can be implemented by the International Criminal Court. His lawyers must strive to secure a copy of the International Criminal Court charges against him in order to know the reason for his arrest by the International Criminal Court.

How did you respond to his arrest?

“You will just have to kill if I haven’t complied,” Dottei was arrested, saying in a video, talking to police officials who arrested him as soon as his plane landed in the Philippine capital on Tuesday.

In another video clip posted on Instagram by Duttat Minor daughter, Veronica Dotti, the former leader was seen asking the authorities, “What is the law and what is the crime she committed?”

“I now explain to me the legal basis for my presence here, and it also seems that I haven’t come here for my own shi. It is another person.”

In a statement, Salvador Bello, former legal advisor, described the arrest as “illegal”, saying that the former president is “deprived of legal representation at the time of his arrest.”

Senator Ronald Dela RosaAn ally of the former former police and enforcement of the former police, questioned this arrest, and they filed the emergency case before the Supreme Court.

What is the following to my home?

In a statement sent to the island, the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (Ichrp) said Thousands of victims of drug war.

“The arrest of Dutti is the beginning of accountability for the mass killings that defined his brutal rule,” said Peter Murphy, Ichrp president.

RISE UP, a group of women whose families or children were among those who were killed in the drug war, rose by arrest and promised “to stay awake and see” Dotti’s trial.

The group said: “We call and support the rapid surrender and transfer of the Deutatie Nursery to the International Criminal Court,” the group said.

It is still unclear when Dustete will be delivered to The Hague.

While visiting Hong Kong on Saturday, Dutti commented on the imminent detention, saying: “If my destiny is really in life, it is okay, I will accept it. There is nothing I can do about it.”

In an interview with Al -Jazeera before the announcement of the arrest, lawyer Maria Christina Conte, who represents some of the families of the victims, said it is very important for the Philippines to witness the decision and trial of the case, “so that it does not happen again.”

“If you do not register it, this may be subject to historical review in the future.”

“In the general context of justice, we also need to break the belief that only the rich and strong can achieve fairness, and to prove that justice is also intended for the poor and the marginalized.”