Philippine ex-president Duterte has been 'surrendered to custody' of ICC

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, it said, after issuing a warrant for his arrest over his deadly crackdown on drugs.

"Mr Rodrigo Roa Duterte... was surrendered to the custody of the International Criminal Court," the ICC said in a statement. "He was arrested by the authorities of the Republic of the Philippines in accordance with an arrest warrant issued... for charges of murder as a crime against humanity."

'I'm responsible'

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Rodrigo Duterte said he was "responsible" and pledged to protect police and the military. "I am the one who led our law enforcement and military. I said that I will protect you and I will be responsible for all of this," Duterte said in a video shared on his and a close advisor's social media page as he arrived to face the International Criminal Court.