File photoChina has executed two Filipinos for drug trafficking despite high-level Philippine government appeals to commute their death sentences to life in prison, the Philippine government said Saturday. It added that it did not announce the Nov. 24 executions until the Philippine government was formally notified by China. No other details were immediately given by Chinese or Philippine authorities about the executions and the drug trafficking cases. Two other death penalty cases involving Filipinos are on appeal and under final review in China, DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza said, without elaborating. One other Filipino, Mary Jabe Veloso, is facing execution in Indonesia after being convicted of drug trafficking.

Source: The Standard December 02, 2023 20:59 UTC