70 Pinoys may escape death in China
By Michaela P. del Callar 01/24/2012About 70 jailed Filipinos facing death penalty on charges of drug trafficking in China may get a reprieve if they show good behavior while in detention, it was learned yesterday.
These Filipinos, a Department of Foreign Affairs report said, were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, meaning their sentences will be commuted to a lesser penalty if they exhibit good conduct during their stay in prison.
Also in China, another 45 Filipinos, on the other hand, were meted life imprisonment, 80 with fixed-term sentences, while 12 more have cases pending in court..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20120124nat5.html
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