Brunei seeks tolerance, craft of apologies, Aquino’s silenceBy YEN MAKABENTAFirst wordIT seems the only explanation on Mamasapano and DAP that the nation will ever get from Benigno Aquino 3rd is stony silence. His state has come out publicly to seek tolerance and understanding of its new Sharia penal law from other states. In an attempt to reconcile Sharia law with Western standards, the letter demands that MEPs consider diversity and tolerance when judging the penal code. The letter then asserts that the new Sharia criminal law aims to “rehabilitate” and “nurture” rather than punish. “The Shariah criminal law system focuses more on prevention than punishment.

Source: Manila Times April 24, 2019 16:07 UTC