The arrest of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has given a timely boost to the International Criminal Court, which is facing U.S. sanctions and an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by its chief prosecutor.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte will face the pre-trial of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands on Friday afternoon (Friday night Manila time). “Mr. Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s initial appearance is scheduled to take place on Friday,

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte landed Wednesday in the Netherlands a day after he was arrested in Manila on an International Criminal Court warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office.