Zamboanga City Rep. Khymer Adan Olaso sought the imposition of the death penalty by firing squad for government officials convicted of 'corruption and
Zamboanga City Rep. Khymer Adan Olaso sought the imposition of the death penalty by firing squad for government officials convicted of “corruption and other grave cases” through House Bill 11211 or the proposed Death Penalty for Corruption Act.
The lawmaker identified graft and corruption as defined under Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act; malversation of public funds as defined under the Revised Penal Code; and plunder as defined under Republic Act 7080 or the Anti-Plunder Act as cases that will be punished with death by firing squad.
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