MANILA, Philippines — Ngayong linggo ay maiuuwi na sa bansa ang labi ng dalawang Pilipino na binitay sa China dahil sa drug trafficking, ayon sa Department of Foreign Affair (DFA).
“The Philippine Consulate General in Guangzhou is working on the repatriation of remains of the two Filipino nationals . It hopes to bring their remains by end of week,” pahayag ni DFA spokesperson Tess Daza.
Ang dalawang Pilipino ay inaresto noong 2013 matapos mahulihan ng 11 kilo ng shabu na isinilid sa DVD player, at na-convict noong 2016.
“Chinese side fully guaranteed the various procedural and the litigation rights of the two Filipinos in accordance with the law, and provided the necessary facilities for the consular officials of the Philippine side to perform their duties,” dagdag pa ng DFA official.
Sa kabila ng apela mula sa pamahalaan na pababain ang sentensya sa life imprisonment, binitay pa rin ang dalawa noong Nobyembre 24.
“The Government of the Republic of the Philippines further exhausted all measures available to appeal to the relevant authorities of the People’s Republic of China to commute their sentences to life imprisonment on humanitarian grounds. There were also high-level political representations in this regard,” pahayag ng DFA.
Kasunod ng pagbitay, may dalawa pang Pilipino na may death penalty cases, na pending sa final review o pwedeng iapela sa China.