Assistant Professor of International History at Utrecht University, Iva Vukusic, said Duterte could become the first Asian former head of state to go on trial at the ICC in The Hague, and that this could be a first case there dealing with "a situation that is not from sort of war or election-related violence.

The arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is a historic step toward justice, Human Rights Watch said today.