7 Pinoys jailed in Maldives pardoned, repatriated to RP
08/20/2010 Seven Filipinos imprisoned in the Indian Ocean resort country of the Maldives for credit card fraud have been granted pardon by Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed and have returned to the Philippines last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday said. The seven overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were meted the maximum penalty of 63 years and 11 months, which was reduced to 25 years’ imprisonment by the court with the intervention of the Philippine Honorary Consul in Maldives. According to current Philippine Ambassador to Dhaka Bahnarim Guinomla, the seven Filipinos were released on condition that they do not return to Maldives during the initial sentence period of 25 years. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100820hed5.html |
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