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7 Pinoy seafarers cleared of fuel smuggling in Libya homeward bound
7 Pinoy seafarers cleared of fuel smuggling in Libya homeward bound
ABS-CBN News
Published Mar 11, 2019 12:17 PM PHT
MANILA - Seven Filipino seafarers acquitted of fuel smuggling in Libya are en route to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.
MANILA - Seven Filipino seafarers acquitted of fuel smuggling in Libya are en route to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.
The DFA said the seafarers already left Tripoli assisted by Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers Affairs Abdullah Mamao.
The DFA said the seafarers already left Tripoli assisted by Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers Affairs Abdullah Mamao.
The seafarers were taken into custody in August 2017 by the Libyan Coast Guard on suspicion of fuel smuggling and were earlier sentenced to 4 years in prison.
The seafarers were taken into custody in August 2017 by the Libyan Coast Guard on suspicion of fuel smuggling and were earlier sentenced to 4 years in prison.
They were acquitted by the Libyan High Court of the charges last Feb. 28.
They were acquitted by the Libyan High Court of the charges last Feb. 28.
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It can be recalled that the families of the 7 seafarers have previously appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to intervene for the release of their loved ones.
It can be recalled that the families of the 7 seafarers have previously appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to intervene for the release of their loved ones.
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