In a case that dragged on for several years, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the government 'tried everything' to save the Filipino's life
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MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino on death row in Saudi Arabia has been executed, the Philippine government said on Tuesday, October 8. The Philippine government provided legal assistance and exhausted remedies to save the Filipino’s life, including sending a presidential letter of appeal to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. But the victim’s family refused to accept blood money in return for forgiveness of the Filipino, and so the death penalty was meted, the DFA said.
“We tried everything for many, many years. The Saudi government really tried to look and to be sure that the judgment…was actually deserved,” Marcos told reporters.
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