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Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippine president, is arrested on International Criminal Court warrant

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Rodrigo Duterte , 79 , was arrested at the international airport in Manila after his arrival from Hong Kong .

Rights groups say tens of thousands of unarmed suspects were murdered in extrajudicial killings.

The Philippines has not been a member of the International Criminal Court since it withdrew under President Rodrigo Duterte in 2019 .