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Duterte?s hanging plan faces hurdle
Published :Wednesday, 18 May, 2016,  Time : 12:00 AM  View Count : 21

MANILA, May 17 : A plan by Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte to restore the death penalty faces strong opposition, including from the dominant Roman Catholic Church, officials and analysts said on Tuesday.
The tough-talking politician vowed on Monday to introduce executions by hanging after he takes office on June 30 as part of a ruthless law-and-order crackdown that would also include ordering military snipers to kill suspected criminals.
After putting to death seven convicted criminals by lethal injection in 1999-2000, the Philippines abolished the death penalty in 2006 following stiff opposition from the Catholic Church, the religion of 80 percent of Filipinos.   
Duterte's landslide May 9 election victory does not sway the bishops' stance, Father Lito Jopson said.     ?AFP









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