OFW executed in Saudi for murder 202 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Roy MabasaA 39-year-old Filipina household service worker (HSW) was executed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a scant media advisory. Citing reports from Philippine Ambassador to Riyadh Adnan Alonto, the DFA said Saudi authorities carried out the sentence against the Filipina worker who was found guilty of murder. While no other details were immediately provided about the case, the DFA said it was not able to save the life of the Filipina after the Saudi Supreme Judicial Council classified her case as “one in which blood money does not apply under Shariah law.”The report also stated that the Philippine Embassy provided the Filipina HSW with a lawyer to assist her in all stages of the trial, sent representatives to visit her, and provided her family in the Philippines with regular updates about her case. The foreign affairs office said it has informed the next of kin who have requested for privacy during their time of bereavement.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 31, 2019 03:27 UTC