The Philippines’ new president-elect is upholding his campaign vow to bring back the death penalty to the Southeast Asian nation — much to the Catholic Church’s chagrin.
Rodrigo Duterte, who ruffled feathers on the campaign trail with his fiery speeches, said Monday he would ask Congress to reintroduce executions for serious crimes such as drug trafficking, rape and murder.
The Philippines had previously practiced capital punishment by lethal injection, but stopped in 2006, because of strong opposition by the dominant Roman Catholic Church. Official data pegs over 80% of the country’s population as Catholic. Read more…
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