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For lawmaker, no stopping death penalty revival even if Philippines is barred from doing so

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The House committee on justice tackled 12 bills seeking reimposition of capital punishment for heinous crimes, particularly plunder and drug-related cases.

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MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is once again pushing for the revival of death penalty even if the country is barred by an international agreement from reintroducing capital punishment.

 

The Philippines is a party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which explicitly prohibits state parties from carrying out executions within their jurisdictions.

 

This, however, is not deterring lawmakers like Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Surigao del Norte) from pushing for the reimposition of the death penalty for heinous crimes, with him saying that the will of the majority trumps any mandate imposed by international organizations.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/08/23/2204575/lawmaker-no-stopping-death-penalty-revival-even-if-philippines-barred-doing-so

 

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