Death penalty bill has 50-50 chance in Senate – Zubiri

Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri said on Sunday that the death penalty bill has a “50-50” chance in the Senate should the measure be put to a vote.

“Napakatindi ng debate nun at emotional ang issue na yan,” he said in a DZBB interview.

“We are a body that will decide kung magkaroon ng botohan. I think 50-50 ang chance pero di natin haharangin ito kung gusto nila pagdebatehan ito,” Zubiri said.

The senator said he stood with victims of heinous crimes.

“Ako ay kumakampi sa lahat ng biktima na dapat ang mga gumawa ng krimen ay maparusahan ng matindi. Kami ni Senator Gordon at Senator Sotto ay nagfile at ipinasa natin ito last December 2019na magkaroon ng separate facility for heinous crimes,” Zubiri said.

“Gagawa ng super maximum security facility na walang cellsite, walang wifi, isolation ang prisoners, pwede lang sila once a week na umikot sa labas sa knailang exercise area,” he said.

“Para di sila pwede magpulong-pulong, di sila pwedeng amgbenta ng drugs at matindi ang security sa loob yan ang kailangan natin sa panahong ito,” he added.

But he said he had reservations about the death penalty considering the limitations of the country’s justice system.

“Ako po ay bilang isang Red Cross volunteer, mahalaga po ang buhay ng tao,” Zubiri said.

“Napakadelikado din po na hahatulan ng kamatayan ang mali kasi sa criminal justice system natin marami pang problema” he said.

“Kawawa rin ang masang pilipino na walang kapangyarihan, walang chance makakuha ng magaling na abogado. Kailangan munang ayusin ang criminal justice system,” Zubiri said.

Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)