More than 100 Pinoys face death penalty abroad — DFA 07/17/2010

More than 100 Pinoys face death penalty abroad — DFA

07/17/2010 More than 100 Filipinos, mostly in the Middle East and China, are facing death for committing various crimes, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday said. But the DFA stressed these concern the death penalty, not death row cases.  “The latter implies that final judgment of conviction has already been reached and the Filipinos concerned are simply awaiting execution,” a department statement said. The cases of the Filipinos involve several offenses such as rape, drug smuggling and homicide and are pending in China, Malaysia, Kuwait, Brunei, United States and Saudi Arabia. The cases are in different stages, but in the event of conviction the maximum penalty is death. Out of 102, 16 are Filipinos in the Middle East who are charged with murder/homicide (including rape/robbery with murder).  Seventy-four involve drug-related cases, most of which are in China, while three are non-drug related cases.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100717hed6.html

HEADLINES Enrile probable Senate President Migz decries Koko’s false charges Solons seek probe of DoJ charges vs AFP in new slays Neri pleads not guilty to NBN charges Rebel soldiers to file raps vs Garci generals More than 100 Pinoys face death penalty abroad — DFA