The International Criminal Court (ICC) has, over the years, issued plenty of arrest warrants for members or leaders of governments and militaries that are unenforceable. Such is the case with its recent arrest warrants for Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. However, they certainly begun avoiding flying into most European countries as a result. Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has also for years had a warrant hanging over him issued from the Hague-based court, but he too seemed of high enough stature to be beyond enforcement. This is why the Tuesday headlines of his being “forcibly taken” onto a plane headed for The Hague comes as such a surprise. His own daughter has confirmed he was taken on to a plane flight late Tuesday. “They are taking him out on a plane by force without considering his health conditions,” Veronica Duterte wrote on Instagram. Reuters also confirmed this, and photographs have emerged. “As I write this, he is being forcibly taken to The Hague tonight. This is not justice — this is oppression and persecution,” she said. The ICC arrest warrant stems from his prior and hugely controversial “war on drugs” campaign. The 79-year old former leader had quickly upon taking office […]