MANILA, Philippines — There is no compelling reason to reinstate capital punishment in the country, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT“The Constitution says for compelling reasons, and it is our position that there is no compelling reason to reintroduce the death penalty,” she said. So we believe there is no compelling reason to impose the death penalty,” Gomez-Dumpit added. Overseas Filipino workers currently on death row in other countries will also be indirectly affected by the reimposition of the death penalty, Gomez-Dumpit claimed. She reasoned that it would be “hypocritical” of the Philippine government to impose the death penalty while it seeks to save the lives of OFWs on death row abroad.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 05, 2020 07:50 UTC