DOJ legally backs death penalty, says 'our moral views not relevant'

DOJ legally backs death penalty, says 'our moral views not relevant'

Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Representative Rufus Rodriguez interpellates Justice Assistant Secretary Nicholas Felix Ty on international law – how to reconcile a reimposition of the death penalty when the Philippines was a state party to the 2nd protocol of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) that explicitly bans execution. Full story:

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