While he supports the proposal to impose the death penalty on plunder convicts, Senate President Vicente Sotto III doubted whether the measure would gain enough support among other senators. PHNews
DEATH PENALTY ADVOCATE. Senate President Vicente Sotto III is in favor of reimposing capital punishment in the country. File photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler
Sotto made the statement on Wednesday, July 3, when asked about the chance of the bill seeking to reimpose capital punishment on those convicted of plunder.," Sotto said. and plunder cases. In including plunder as an offense punishable by death, Go said he was supporting President Rodrigo Duterte's bid to end corruption.
"Kung meron mang may pag-asa, 'yung high-level drug trafficking lang. At ang sitwasyon ngayon, masasabi ko lang, nadagdagan 'yung boto in favor, so far,"Sotto also said, however, that everything would still depend on the deliberation of the bills.
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