Govt comforts kin of OFW executed in Saudi Arabiahome/News/Top Stories/Govt comforts kin of OFW executed in Saudi ArabiaMalacañang on Thursday extended its condolences to the family of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was executed in Saudi Arabia after she was found guilty of murder. But he added that her case does not apply the use of blood money under the Sharia Law or Islamic Law. In earlier cases, Filipinos on death row in Saudi Arabia were saved by paying blood money to families of individuals they had killed, mostly in self-defense. In 2015, Saudi authorities executed Filipino construction worker Joselito Zapanta, who was found guilty of killing his Sudanese employer. Another Filipino, Carlito Lana, was beheaded in 2014 in Saudi Arabia for shooting a Saudi Arabian citizen and running him over with a car.

Source: Manila Times January 31, 2019 16:41 UTC