Philippines: Further Information on Imminent execution

Index Number: ASA 35/005/2004
Date Published: 20 February 2004
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Philippines

The Supreme Court suspended the executions of Roberto Lara and Roderick Licayan on 19 February, and granted the men a retrial. The Supreme Court had granted them a 30-day stay of execution on 28 January, so that it could study claims of new evidence.