An OFW in the UAE being sentenced to death in 2015 in the still has time to appeal her case, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said .
According to DFA Spokesperson, Assistant Secretary Charles Jose , the legal process is still long and they are continuously hoping that the death penalty sentence for Jennifer Dalquez will still be overruled.
The last hearing before the UAE Court of Appeals on Jennifer Dalquez’s case was conducted early this month and the decision is expected to come out in February 27.
If the ruling remains a "guilty" verdict, the decision can still be elevated to the UAE Supreme court.
In 2014, OFW Jennifer Dalquez was arrested and jailed for killing her Arab employer who attempted to rape her at knife point. In self defense, Dalquez stabbed the Emirati with the same knife pointed to her by her employer. Her family appeal for help to President Rodrigo Duterte thus the DFA is doing everything they can in their power to reverse the decision of death sentence to the OFW.
Dalquez's is just one of the 71 OFW in the list of the DFA who has been jailed for various cases including those in the death row.
The DFA data on 71 death convicts, Jose said, was a combination of those who were already convicted with finality, still undergoing trial and those who have just been charged.
Jose said that the DFA categorizes the cases depending on the offense whether the case could be potentially fall on death penalty.
©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO