Trip to plead for drug trafficker canceled
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July 1, 2013, Monday
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PHILIPPINE Vice President Jejomar Binay canceled a trip to China yesterday during which he was to make a final appeal for the life of a Filipino drug trafficker facing imminent execution.
Binay said he was notified by the Chinese Foreign Ministry it would not be "convenient" for him to visit at this time.
The 35-year-old woman was arrested in Hangzhou in January 2011 after heroin was found in her luggage. Her companion was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.
Binay quoted Chinese authorities that the woman had trafficked drugs to China 18 times since 2008. The evidence against her was overwhelming.
Binay said he was notified by the Chinese Foreign Ministry it would not be "convenient" for him to visit at this time.
The 35-year-old woman was arrested in Hangzhou in January 2011 after heroin was found in her luggage. Her companion was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.
Binay quoted Chinese authorities that the woman had trafficked drugs to China 18 times since 2008. The evidence against her was overwhelming.
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