Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened him with lawsuits, refused to be fingerprinted and told law enforcers “you have to kill me to bring me to The Hague.”

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte said he was prepared for a possible arrest as reports suggested the International Criminal Court (ICC) could issue a warrant over his deadly "war on drugs" campaign.

Duterte arrived in the Netherlands on a flight from Manila on Wednesday and was taken into ICC custody after being arrested by authorities on an International Criminal Court warrant. Prosecutors have accused him of crimes against humanity for what they call a systematic attack on the civilian population.