Former Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte arrested at request of ICC

Good Morning,

I'm Walter Lee, filling in for Choi Chi-hee, and this is the World Now.

Starting off in the Philippines where the country's former leader Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested at the request of the International Criminal Court for his controversial "war on drugs" campaign which was a defining aspect of his presidency.

Serving from 2016 to 2022, Duterte has been accused of having thousands of suspected drug dealers killed.

The ICC estimates that somewhere between 12,000 to 13,000 people could have been killed.

Earlier in the week at a Hong Kong rally, Duterte declared he was ready to be arrested and said, "What is my sin? I did everything in my time for peace and a peaceful life for the Filipino people."