Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai said the pair were convicted in absentia of premeditated murder. It said the murder was discovered more than a year after it had taken place and that the couple had been sentenced in absentia. Kuwait and the Philippines, eager to end the crisis, signed an agreement last month regulating some working conditions for domestic workers in the Gulf Arab State. There are more than 250,000 Filipinos in Kuwait, the Philippine Foreign Ministry estimates, with most working as domestic helpers. - ReutersRelated stories:Philippines expands worker banCall for justice as Filipina’s body returns from KuwaitArrest in Kuwait murder of Filipina maid

Source: The Star April 02, 2018 01:18 UTC