• 2 months ago
"It's a terrible tragedy."

This was what President Marcos said on the execution of a Filipino in Saudi Arabia for murder, stressing that the government did everything it can to no avail.

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Transcript
00:00very little we had left to do. We had very few options left. We tried everything, and for many, many years.
00:08And the Saudi government really tried to look and to be sure that the judgment of Hague was actually disturbed.
00:26Nonetheless, we appealed to the better natures, I guess, of our friends in Saudi Arabia to perhaps have another look.
00:39And unfortunately, the law there is very strict, and apparently the conviction has stood, and one of ours has been taken away.
00:55But yes, very unfortunate.
00:59Sir, do you have a message for the bereaved family?
01:02Of course, our thoughts and prayers are with them. There is nothing that one can do to make it whole, but we will do our best.
01:18What legal assistance?
01:19I'm sorry?
01:20What legal assistance?
01:21We'll see what they need. We'll see what they need.
01:24But for some of the guys abroad, there are many procedures for that, to bring them home, so I don't know.
01:35But we've exhausted all their means.
01:37Oh my God, it's been going on for how many years?
01:40It's around five, six years.
01:41Yeah, I remember, five, six years ago. I came upon it when I came into office, and they told me it's an open case.
01:50And as I said, I guess Saudi Arabia is also possibly doing this, to some degree, but I don't know.

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