Former Philippines president arrested over ‘crimes against humanity’

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The firebrand former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, will likely stand trial for crimes against humanity. He was arrested today by Philippine police serving an Interpol warrant from the International Criminal Court. His daughter says he was put on a plane and sent to the Hague. The World’s Asia correspondent Patrick Winn tells us the arrest was a shocking development in the political life of a former strongman.

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