
Cebu rapist going to Spain - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
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Bastosan na talaga!
How can our leaders agree to a treaty which allows the transfer of prisoners convicted of henious crimes. Isn't this a blatant violation of a country's sovereignty? It also puts to naught the basic tenet of criminal justice that criminals have to answer for their crimes at the place of commission. What will prevent other influential countries like the US to ink a similar treaty in order it can remedy problems like Daniel Smith of the Subic Rape Case.
I cannot blame Mrs. Thelma Chiong, the mother of the raped and murdered Jacqueline and Marijoy Chiong. She called the Arroyo government "criminal friendly". This is not far from the thought that "birds of the same feather, help each other".
(According to court records, Marijoy was abducted and raped by several men. To "finished"her, the rapists pushed her off a cliff. She died of brain hemorrage. Jacqueline who was also abducted and raped is yet to be found . The convicted rapist, Francisco Juan “Paco” Larrañaga, is a great-grandson of the late President Sergio Osmeña Sr. and scion of the prominent Osmeña clan. He is currently appealing his case and maintains his innocence. According to the Philippine Inquirer, this drew calls for a “fair trial” from foreign groups, including the Madrid Bar Association, Basque Bar, Barcelona Bar, a rights watchdog group from the European Union, and the European Parliament. Larrañaga, who is half-Spanish, also found allies in the Spanish Inter-Parliamentary Union delegation consisting of legislators from Spain’s ruling and opposition blocs. )
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