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05-17-2016, 02:51 PM
Philippines president-elect wants to bring back the death penalty
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The Philippines' new president-elect (http://mashable.com/2016/05/09/duterte-poised-victory/)*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 (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/duterte-jokes-flag-burning/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) 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.
SEE ALSO: Threats to burn Singapore's flag are Philippines presidential candidate's latest 'joke' (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/duterte-jokes-flag-burning/)
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 (http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/81162-map-catholicism-philippines). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/17/duterte-death-penalty/)
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The Philippines' new president-elect (http://mashable.com/2016/05/09/duterte-poised-victory/)*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 (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/duterte-jokes-flag-burning/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) 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.
SEE ALSO: Threats to burn Singapore's flag are Philippines presidential candidate's latest 'joke' (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/duterte-jokes-flag-burning/)
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 (http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/81162-map-catholicism-philippines). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/17/duterte-death-penalty/)
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