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Philippine ex-President Duterte arrested: How the ICC probe unfolded

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Then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shows the "narco-list," which names people involved in the illegal drug trade, during a speech at the presidential palace on Jan. 19, 2017. © Reuters

FRANCESCA REGALADO

MANILA -- After years of investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was [arrested](https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Philippine-police-arrest-ex-President-Duterte-on-ICC-charges) Tuesday in connection with a campaign against illegal drugs that claimed the lives of thousands of Filipinos.

Here is a timeline of Duterte's bloody war on drugs, and the investigation that culminated in his arrest.

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