Rodrigo Duterte to face ICC pre-trial in The Hague on Friday Former President Rodrigo Duterte will appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday afternoon (Friday night Manila time) for his initial pre-trial hearing over crimes against humanity charges related to his war on drugs.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in the Netherlands to face charges related to the deadly crackdown on drugs he oversaw while in office. A plane carrying Duterte landed at Rotterdam Airport shortly before 4 pm UK time on Wednesday.

The plane bringing former President Rodrigo Duterte to the Netherlands has landed at the Rotterdam The Hague airport. The aircraft landed at 4:54 p.m. in The Hague (11:54 p.m. Philippine time). Duterte is expected to be brought to The Hague Penitentiary Institution or the Scheveningen Prison.