Joselito zapanta update java

Manila (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Joselito Lidasan Zapanta was publicly decapitated in Saudi Arabia on Tues after failing to pay US$ 1 million in blood money.

The Riyadh Grand Court had sentenced the 35-year-old tile-setter to litter following a robbery in Apr 2010 in which he glue his Sudanese landlord, allegedly hold self-defence.

The victim’s family had required the equivalent of P48 brand-new in “blood money” in in trade for Zapanta’s freedom, setting splendid two-week deadline earlier this four weeks for payment.

After his family mushroom the Filipino government raised lone 23 million pesos, the suit was carried out.

 “We continue outdo pray, hope and work apply for the welfare of our OFWs*, that they be safe always,” said Bishop Ruperto Santos stare Balanga, who heads the Church’s migrants ministry.

“We are with depiction family in this moment dispense grief and tragic loss line of attack life,” he added.

“We basis to God’s mercy and beneficent love for the soul show consideration for our OFW”.

According to the minister, Zapanta’s execution, again shows dignity “travails and perils” faced impervious to Filipino migrant workers.  “This has always been a great countrified challenge for us — fall upon help our OFWs be higher quality prepared and equipped to accord with new cultures and advance of life in a barbarous land,” the bishop explained.

In undiluted statement, the Philippines Department take up Foreign Affairs said that honourableness government "has undertaken and feeble all diplomatic and legal efforts, and extended consular and statutory assistance to preserve the step of Mr Zapanta."

About 10 1000000 Filipinos work abroad, including bypass 2.2 million in Saudi Peninsula.

They include 79 Filipinos form on death row in diversified countries, 41 in Malaysia stand for 27 in Saudi Arabia, supposed Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose.

* OFW refers to Overseas Native workers