WATCH: Where is ex-President Duterte staying while facing ICC charges?

Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who faces murder charges at the International Criminal Court for his war on drugs, was taken to a coastal detention unit near The Hague where several infamous war crimes suspects were held. 

The ICC Detention Centre is located within a Dutch prison complex in Scheveningen, on the outskirts of The Hague.

The Scheveningen prison facility is where some former leaders prosecuted by international courts or U.N. tribunals spent years during legal proceedings.

Upon arrival at the ICC Detention Center, Duterte is likely to receive a medical examination and then be taken to a private cell with a sink, toilet, bed, desk and bookshelves.

Ex-president Duterte arrives at ICC detention center

Duterte will join Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaçi, who is awaiting his war crimes trial and convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic, who was found guilty of genocide in Bosnia. Other inmates include militia leaders from Sudan, Mali and the Central African Republic.

Because it's technically a detention unit and not a prison, detainees have access to more facilities than they would after a possible conviction. Among privileges are conjugal visits, an outdoor exercise space, unmonitored communications with legal team and visits by a minister or spiritual advisor.

Inside there are basic medical facilities and an on-staff nurse, but defense lawyers for some suspects have raised concerns that it is difficult to get care after hours.

Suspects have access to a gym, a library and a kitchen where they can prepare their own meals as a dislike for Dutch cuisine is shared by most detainees, lawyers said.

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Inmates can also take yoga and music classes, some get materials for crafts and painting and they have access to a computer for legal research. They can receive treatment under the Dutch medical system and have the right to a second opinion by a doctor of their choosing.

The ICC's warrant for Duterte says that as president he created, funded and armed "death squads" as part of the war on drugs. Prosecutors have accused him of crimes against humanity and pre-trial judges say there are reasonable grounds to prosecute Duterte based on the evidence before them.

In coming days, Duterte will be brought before a judge for an initial appearance, during which the allegations will be detailed in court. Represented by a court-appointed defense council or a lawyer of his picking, he will not be asked to enter a plea.

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