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Pakistan court annuls Musharaff's death sentence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 10:02 PM

A Pakistan court on Monday annulled the death sentence handed to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, ruling a special court which found him guilty of treason last year was unconstitutional, a government prosecutor told AFP. Read more »

Death penalty debate should be revived after Maguindanao massacre verdict: Marcos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 04:03 PM

Discussions about the reimposition of the death penalty for heinous should be revived, a lawmaker said Friday, a day after 5 of 7 members of a political clan was convicted for the brutal killing of 58 people in Maguindanao in 2009. Read more »

Pakistani court orders ex-leader Musharraf arrested, hanged

Kyodo News
Updated as of Dec 20 04:00 AM

A Pakistani court that sentenced former dictator Pervez Musharraf to death in absentia for subverting the Constitution directed law enforcement agencies on Thursday to apprehend him and enforce the punishment. Read more »

Death sentence upheld for Japanese man over murders in Manila

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 19 05:28 AM

A high court on Tuesday upheld a death sentence for a Japanese man convicted of murdering two compatriots in Manila in 2014 and 2015 for insurance payments. Read more »

5 foreigners accused of trafficking could face death in Indonesia: police

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 05:02 PM

BALI, Indonesia - Five accused drug smugglers from Hong Kong, Chile, Switzerland and Thailand who were caught in Bali could face the firing squad if convicted, police on the Indonesian holiday island said Wednesday.   Read more »

Death penalty usage declined in US in 2019: group

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 03:51 AM

This year's 22 executions were the second-lowest since 1991, while California halted executions and New Hampshire abolished the punishment completely. Read more »

Boston Marathon bomber seeks to avoid death penalty

Tim McLaughlin, Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 08:55 PM

Tsarnaev, now 26, was sentenced to death in 2015 after a jury found him guilty of killing three people in the April 15, 2013 bombing - Martin Richard, 8; Chinese exchange student Lingzi Lu, 26, and restaurant manager Krystle Campbell - and murdering Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier, 26, three days later as the brothers attempted to flee. Read more »

India rapist-murderer cites pollution in death row appeal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 12:47 AM

One of four Indian men on death row over the infamous 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder appealed against his sentence on Tuesday citing pollution.   Read more »

US court blocks resumption of federal executions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 07:31 AM

A US appeals court ruled on Monday that the government could not resume its use of capital punishment, in a setback for President Donald Trump's advocacy of the death penalty.   Read more »

Dela Rosa wants Senate to tackle death penalty in January

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 04:10 PM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa said Monday he would encourage his colleagues next week to discuss in January the bills seeking to revive the death penalty.    Read more »

Death penalty to instill fear among drug syndicates: Barbers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 01:32 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker on Thursday said the reimposition of death penalty will be a strong deterrent to the problem of drug smuggling in the country. Read more »

US celebrities join online campaign to save Texas death row inmate

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 04:35 AM

Nearly 60,000 people, including Hollywood celebrities Kim Kardashian and Susan Sarandon, are petitioning for clemency for a death row inmate in Texas who is set to die in three weeks for a crime he says he didn't commit. Read more »

19 anyos na babae hinalay, pinatay

Nony Basco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 07:40 AM

Natagpuang patay at hubad ang isang 19-anyos na babae sa isang liblib na lugar sa bayan ng Janiuay, Iloilo nitong Sabado ng gabi.   Read more »

Speaker nixes divorce; House to poll members on controversial issues

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 02:43 PM

The House of Representatives will poll its members on their stand on controversial measures like federalism, divorce, and death penalty, Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday as he revealed his preference for marriage annulment. Read more »

Mary Jane Veloso pinayagan ng Korte Suprema na tumestigo laban sa mga recruiter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 01:34 AM

Umaasa naman ang kaniyang mga abugado na makatutulong ito para tuluyang maialis siya sa death row. Read more »

PH to become int’l ‘lawbreaker’ if death penalty revived: expert

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 11:26 AM

The Philippines will go against its treaty obligations and be regarded as a “lawbreaker” among its peers should it revive the death penalty, an international criminal law scholar cautioned Thursday. Read more »

‘I am a Christian’: QC police official lauded for stand vs death penalty

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 11:23 PM

Lt. Col. Jay Borromeo’s remarks were roundly applauded during the forum that sought to enhance strategies to lobby Congress against resurrecting capital punishment. Read more »

Flawed justice system 'biggest stumbling block' to PH dev't: Diokno

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 09:57 AM

MANILA - The Philippines' flawed justice system is the "biggest stumbling block" to the country's development, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said Thursday. Read more »

Bato on GCTA mess: Death penalty cures everything

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 10:47 AM

MANILA - A lawmaker on Tuesday reiterated the need to restore the capital punishment amid controversy surrounding the early release of heinous crime convicts due to good conduct. Read more »

Shoot them? Hang them? Pacquiao hankers for death penalty return

Neil Jerome Morales and Martin Petty, Reuters
Posted at Sep 09 10:20 PM

MANILA - If he gets his way, Filipino senator and boxing champion Manny Pacquiao would have drug criminals executed by firing squad. Read more »