Philippines: China executes 3 Filipino drug mules

[sjr09 155]

Philippines: China executes 3 Filipino drug mules

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government said China executed three Filipinos convicted of drug smuggling Wednesday despite last-minute appeals for clemency and political concessions by the country's leaders.

Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, 32, and Ramon Credo, 42, met their families for the last time early Wednesday before they were put to death by lethal injection in Xiamen, said Philippine Consul Noel Novicio. Elizabeth Batain, 38, was allowed to meet with her relatives hours ahead of her execution in Shenzhen, Novicio said.

The three were not aware they would be executed Wednesday although their sentences were promulgated early in the day, Novicio said. It was the first time that Filipino nationals were executed in China.

China normally does not announce executions. Amnesty International says China is the world's biggest executioner, with thousands of convicts killed every year. The Philippines has abolished the death penalty.

"They already gave us (her) things. It's too much, they gave us only one hour (with her). They have no mercy," Ordinario-Villanueva's sister, Maylene Ordinario, said in a text message from Xiamen to her family in the Philippines.

She said that her sister was blessed by a priest and "she said she wants to be forgiven for all her sins but she insisted that she was a victim."

"She asked us to take care of her children, to take care of each other and to help one another. I have not accepted what will happen. We are forcing ourselves to accept it but I can't," she told Manila radio station DZBB.

The three were arrested separately in 2008 carrying packages containing at least 8 pounds (4 kilograms) of heroin. They were convicted and sentenced in 2009.

In its appeals for clemency, which included three letters by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III to his Chinese counterpart and a February visit to Beijing by the vice president that prompted China to postpone the executions by a month, the government said it was able to prove that a drug syndicate took advantage of the Filipinos. It said that Philippine authorities succeeded in identifying and arresting some members of the syndicate.

[RenCor 2]

SO SAD TO HEAR THIS AND JUST ACTUALLY SEEN ON TV THE FAMILIES OF THE SENTENCED...HOPE THEY MAY REST IN PEACE.. MY SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES..

[tallcoolone 102]

China Suxs, it a horrible country, I was there last month in Beijing, I will never go back.

They can't speak English, No personal rights, people are treated like animals....

[damulag 26]

The Philippines only eliminated the death penalty in 2006. On the immigration forms you filled out on the airplane when I first traveled in 2005 "Death to Drug Smugglers" was on the bottom.

[sjr09 155]

China Suxs, it a horrible country, I was there last month in Beijing, I will never go back.

They can't speak English, No personal rights, people are treated like animals....

Blood Money black market in human body parts of Chinese prisoners

http://abcnews.go.co...ndex?id=2669198

[tallcoolone 102]

The Philippines only eliminated the death penalty in 2006. On the immigration forms you filled out on the airplane when I first traveled in 2005 "Death to Drug Smugglers" was on the bottom.

It still said it last month when I flew to PI

Blood Money black market in human body parts of Chinese prisoners

http://abcnews.go.co...ndex?id=2669198

China Suxs, It's still a Communist Country and I will never set foot in it again.

If America ever declares war against China or we have a clash with China, I am coming out of retirement and I will be the first one to sign up.......

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Dead drug smugglers never smuggle drugs again. Good policy!

[Señor Bonito 2]

The punishment was just; the culprits got what they deserved.

If these nincompoops lived in Davao, they could have long died of lead poisoning.

[sjr09 155]

The punishment was just; the culprits got what they deserved.

If these nincompoops lived in Davao, they could have long died of lead poisoning.

And according to the Chinese government so did the executions of petty thieves and non-violet offenders. Or just the ones deemed insubordinate by the thousands.

Davo compared to China

[tallcoolone 102]

The punishment was just; the culprits got what they deserved.

If these nincompoops lived in Davao, they could have long died of lead poisoning.

Also, If your on the "Hit List" in Davao and your family is affulent or has some pull or a good repuation, they will not target you.

[TravellingNomad 12]

that's why filipinos going to another country need to realize that when they get caught doing something illegal, they are at the mercy of that country's laws. but one question that has been nagging me...with how strict they are once you enter the airport(s) in Manila, how did that much illegal controlled substance pass through? you literally have to pass through 2 xray stations and then a visual inspection at the boarding area. so how is it that these were missed at the airport? seems to me that it's about high time government do an internal (undercover) investigation at the airports to determine who is on the take by the drug syndicates.

i remember two years ago when i flew out of the Philippines, i had a few bags of watermelon seeds in my check in luggage. when it passed through the xray, a PNP officer nonchalantly walked by the luggage with his k-9. and when the dog did not react, i was pulled aside and asked if another PNP officer can see the contents of the luggage. when i gave the permission and opened it, they went straight for the bags of the seeds. when they saw they were really watermelon seeds, they apologized for the inconvenience and i went on my merry way.

with

[Joan >3 Bob 20]

As they say......Play with Fire and get Burnt or TOASTED!!!!!!!

[Señor Bonito 2]

The punishment was just; the culprits got what they deserved.

If these nincompoops lived in Davao, they could have long died of lead poisoning.

On second thought, it's possible that they were fall guys.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/216579/nation/recruiter-of-executed-pinay-may-be-eyeing-more-mules

Edited April 1, 2011 by Señor Bonito

[Kevin- 13]

Truly terrible.

On second thought, it's possible that they were fall guys.

http://www.gmanews.t...eing-more-mules

This post shows your eyes are opening.

Killing drug mules does not solve the problem at all, doesn't even put a dent in it. The true criminals will just find more mules, and the flow will continue.

If you have any doubt about China being a horribly evil nation, do a Google search for what China does to Falun Gong practitioners. I'm talking about it's government, not it's people in most cases. I've also decided that I will never go to China, this incident being the final straw, unless there is a revolution and a better government takes power.

Typical circumstances of drug mules:

• Tricked into transporting the drugs without even knowing it.
• Coerced by threats to their families' lives.
• Lured and deceived into thinking it's not risky.
• Ignorant of most or all aspects of what they're doing.
• Desperate for myriad reasons, combined with any of the above.

Many mules are not even aware they're carrying drugs. There was supposedly evidence surfacing that one of those executed was completely tricked - she was just asked to carry a bag to her new "job" - and had no idea she was carrying drugs.

Some of the fault lies with the government of the Philippines, which is not exactly known for being up & up itself. I hope this incident spawns a huge public service campaign to educate everyone about the dangers. Including the simple idea of taking luggage that isn't yours on a plane. Sadly, I don't expect anything effective in the current political climate, though the current administration does seem to be on the right track in many areas - so I hear anyways. There's just a loooong way to go on that track...

My philosophy has changed in recent years, and I no longer support the death penalty under any circumstance. At least not any circumstances that I can think of. Everyone deserves the chance to have a change of heart. I'm not talking about the mindset some people have where "everyone can be rehabilitated", because truly some cannot or do not want to be. I'm also not talking about getting out of punishment either. Even if one fully confesses and truly changes, they must "serve their time" if they are genuinely guilty. Without death penalty, other laws would need to be adjusted as well, as I'm not in favor of how many in prison can abuse the system in some countries - with endless appeals just for their own entertainment.

One of the big reasons I'm against the death penalty is there's always at least a slight chance that the person really is innocent. The other big reason is partly displayed in my signature: I believe in Jesus Christ and I personally know the change that can happen in a person's life when they repent and believe. If a person dies before having the opportunity to know God, and misses the chance at eternal life, then that is the most tragic kind of death.

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