Solons urge imposition of death penalty on foreign drug traffickers
By Charlie V. Manalo 11/14/2011The House committee on dangerous drugs has reported for plenary action a bill imposing death penalty to foreign nationals who are arrested in the country for drug trafficking.
House Bill 4510 authored by Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, along with Abante Mindanao Rep Maximo Rodriguez Jr., seeks to amend Republic Act 9165 otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. The law prohibits the imposition of the death penalty in the Philippines.
“While the intention in passing the law was very clear and noble, there are some sectors of society who believe that this law is not just and equitable,” Rodriguez said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20111114nat1.html
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dapat talaga i.death penalty mga iyan. para patas tayo sa mga banyagang pinapatay mga pinoy o pinoy na drug traffickers. lol.
"Rodriguez said foreign drug syndicates are now establishing their area of operations in the Philippines because the penalty for drug trafficking is only life imprisonment.
"“They are now emboldened to establish their drug factories in the Philippines, because if they are arrested and convicted, they only suffer life imprisonment as compared to the penalties that they may suffer in other countries which, in some cases like in China, is death,” Rodriguez said."
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