MANILA, Philippines- Isang Pilipino sa Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ang binitay dahil sa kasong pagpatay sa isang Saudi national.
Sa isang mensahe, sinabi ni Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega na ginawa na lahat ng departamento ang magagawa nito hinggil sa kaso ng akusadong Pilipino kabilang na ang pagpapadala ng presidential letter of appeal, subalit nabigo lamang sila.
“No official confirmation from Saudi authorities yet but yes, our Embassy in Riyadh reports that there was an execution. It was for murder of a Saudi national over money,” ayon kay De Vega.
“We did all we could: court appeal, presidential letter of appeal, trying to get the victim’s family to accept blood money. In the end, our efforts were not successful as the victim’s family wanted the death penalty instead of accepting blood money,” dagdag na wika nito.
Sa kabilang dako, ayaw naman ng pamilya ng binitay na Pilipino na ipalathala pa ang naturang kaso.
“Out of deference to their wishes, and out of respect to their privacy, we will withhold details on the case. We appeal to the media and the public to understand and heed the wishes of the family,” ayon kay De Vega.
Samantala, tiniyak ni Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac na magbibigay ng tulong ang gobyerno sa pamilya ng binitay na Pilipino.
”The family is requesting privacy. Rest assured we’re assisting them, the family and this is a case na medyo ma tagal na rin, nasa OWWA pa ko noon,” ayon kay Cacdac.
”Ýun nga, the family is requesting privacy, galangin na lang natin ‘yung privacy ng family,” ang sinabi ni Cacdac.
Binigyang-diin ni Cacdac na ginagawa lahat ng pamahalaan ang lahat ng hakbang hinggil sa kaso.
Sa katunayan aniya ay nakikipagtulungan ang DMW sa DFA para sa agarang pagapapauwi sa labi ng binitay na Pinoy. Kris Jose
