The former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, appeared before judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Friday, days after his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to the deadly “war on drugs” that he oversaw while in office.

The former Philippine president is the first former leader from Asia to face charges at the International Criminal Court. Human rights groups say his violent crackdowns left up to 30,000 dead.

Rodrigo Duterte to face ICC pre-trial in The Hague on Friday Former President Rodrigo Duterte will appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday afternoon (Friday night Manila time) for his initial pre-trial hearing over crimes against humanity charges related to his war on drugs.