Duterte questions ICC warrant of arrest, demands answers for ‘deprivation of liberty’

Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday questioned the legality of his arrest by police acting on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant citing crimes against humanity tied to his war on drugs. In a video uploaded by his daughter Veronica on social media, Duterte was seen sitting in what appeared to be the Villamor Air Base and questioning authorities on the basis for his arrest after he landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from Hong Kong. “What is the law and what is the crime that I committed? Explain to me now the legal basis for my being here as apparently I was brought here not of my own volition. It’s somebody else’s,” the former President said. “You have to answer now for the deprivation of liberty… Have you read the case at the time you made the arrest so that you should be guided on what you should know?” he said.