Philippinen. Philippines Prison Chief Says People Convicted of Minor Drug Possession Should be Executed
Philippinen. Philippines Prison Chief Says People Convicted of Minor Drug Possession Should be Executed
The Philippines correctional system chief has said anyone convicted of a drug offence – including personal possession - should be executed, as a bill reintroducing the death penalty gains overwhelming support in the House of Representatives.
Bureau of Corrections Director General Ronald Dela Rosa, who took on the senior role in late April 2018, said that people convicted of any drug offence should go "straight to lethal injection". Dela Rosa specifically noted that this should include people found in possession of small quantities of illegal drugs for personal use (...).
His statement came days after the country’s House of Representatives voted to approve the final reading of a bill that would introduce the death penalty for several drug-related offences, including one drug possessionoffence. (Talking Drugs, UK, 15.05.2018)
https://www.talkingdrugs.org/philippines-prison-chief-drug-possession