Wrong focus
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Some lessons should be learned by this administration with regard to the fate of the Filipino drug mules sentenced to death in China, along with the handling of Filipino workers stranded abroad, either in war-torn countries, or in calamity--ridden countries, such as Japan.
If Noynoy Aquino and his legal team, before deciding to boycott the Nobel Peace Prize rites to curry favor with China, along with the government’s bid to appease China, did their research on Chinese laws, notably on the handing out of death sentences, there wouldn’t be all those moves to save the lives of three drug traffickers.
If they had done their research, they would have found out, as Vice President Jejomar Binay did, before he left for Beijing, China, that there are two types of death sentences meted by the Chinese courts, with one having a death sentence that can, however, be commuted, on good behavior. The other death sentence that can be imposed cannot be commuted, as in the case of the three convicted Filipino drug mules.
Had they studied Chinese laws and become cognizant of them, there would have been no need for Noynoy to go all-out begging for China to save their lives, and no need either for the boycott, which impacted negatively on Noynoy..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110319com1.html
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