Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte "has been handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC)," a statement released by Reuters said, BTA reported.
He will face charges related to the "war on drugs."
The plane that Duterte took from Manila landed in the Netherlands yesterday, a day after he was arrested on an ICC warrant, which charges him with crimes against humanity for the deadly drug crackdown he waged during his term.
Duterte will appear in a few days for an initial hearing, where the court will confirm his identity, check whether he understands the charges against him and set a date for his trial. hearing to determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to send him to a full trial.
If his case goes to trial and he is convicted, Duterte, 79, could face a maximum sentence of life in prison. The court did not immediately confirm that Duterte was on board the arriving plane, which made a stopover in Dubai on its way from Manila, nor that the former president was already in custody by the court.