Saudi Arabia executes Pinay found guilty of murder

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1392870" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE) </strong>- Saudi Arabia has executed a Filipina household worker found guilty in a 2015 murder case, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. </p><p>Authorities in the oil-rich kingdom carried out the sentence against the 39-year-old Filipina last Tuesday and her relatives were notified of her death the next day, said DFA Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato. </p><p>&quot;Gusto naming makiramay sa mga kaanak ng ating kababayan na household service worker sa Saudi Arabia na na-execute noong Tuesday after she was found guilty of murder,&quot; he told radio DZMM. </p><p>(We want to condole with the relatives of our compatriot, a household worker in Saudi Arabia who was executed on Tuesday after she was found guilty of murder.) </p><p>The Saudi Supreme Judicial Council classified the Filipina&#x27;s case as one in which blood money does not apply under the Shariah law, said Cato, adding that he could not discuss details of the case. </p><p>In earlier cases, Filipinos in death row in Saudi Arabia were saved by paying blood money to families of individuals they had killed, mostly in self-defense. </p><p>The Embassy provided the overseas worker with a lawyer to assist her in all stages of her trial, sent representatives to visit her, and regularly updated her family in the Philippines about her case, he added in a statement. </p><p>&quot;We exerted all efforts to save her life,&quot; he said in the interview. </p><p>Cato declined to identify the overseas worker and her hometown, as requested by her family. </p><p>The DFA is arranging the repatriation of the Filipina&#x27;s remains and is assessing if it would shoulder the expenses, he said. </p><p>In 2017, a quarter of the 2.3 million overseas Filipino workers were in Saudi Arabia, making it the leading destination for the workforce, according to a <a href="https://psa.gov.ph/content/2017-survey-overseas-filipinos-results-2017-survey-overseas-filipinos">report</a> released last year by the Philippine Statistics Authority. </p><p>Saudi authorities in 2015 executed Filipino construction worker <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/global-filipino/v1/12/29/15/ofw-zapanta-executed-in-saudi">Joselito Zapanta</a>, who was found guilty of killing his Sudanese employer. The victim&#x27;s family had refused to execute an affidavit of forgiveness in exchange for blood money.</p><p>Another Filipino, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/global-filipino/12/20/14/ofw-families-donate-cash-lanas-family">Carlito Lana</a>, was beheaded in 2014 in Saudi Arabia for shooting a Saudi national and running him over with a car. </p>

<p>Saudi Arabia has executed a Filipina household worker that was found guilty of murder, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. <br /> </p>

Saudi Arabia has executed a Filipina household worker that was found guilty of murder, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.