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Arrested Filipino ex-president Duterte's lawyers demand his return

Catholic priest Father Flavie Villanueva (left), head of "Program Paghilom," a group helping relatives of victims of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, leads prayers besides urns containing the ashes of victims at a cemetery in Manila on March 12, 2025. [AFP]

Lawyers for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, believed headed for The Hague to face the International Criminal Court over his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday demanding his return to Manila.

The plane thought to be taking the 79-year-old to the Netherlands resumed its journey after a stopover of several hours in Dubai on Wednesday, according to flight tracking site flightradar24.com.

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