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5 Filipinos Face Death Sentence In China

Beijing : China | Sep 01, 2010 at 5:09 AM PDT

By ryangeneral

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Party-list Rep. Walden Bello of Akbayan confirmed information obtained from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that 5 Filipinos are recently sentenced with death penalty without reprieve.

The identities of the accused (4 women and one man) weren't revealed but indicated that they were in connection with international drug syndicates. He said two of the five cases have already been brought before the higher court of Beijing.

According to GMA News, Bello refused to give details of the execution, which he said could happen in two to three weeks, saying he does not want to alarm people.

The DFA, in a statement issued on the same day, said majority of the 302 Filipinos facing drug-related cases in Asia are in China (205 cases), followed by Hong Kong (26) and Malaysia (17). It said 221 of these cases involve women.

Chinese law enforces that drug trafficking of 50 grams or more of illegal drugs is punishable by 15 years in prison, life imprisonment or death.

ryangeneral is based in Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines, and is a Reporter for Allvoices.

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