(UPDATE 2 – 5:48 p.m.) MANILA – Joselito Zapanta, the overseas Filipino worker who killed his landlord in 2009 over rent disputes in Saudi Arabia, was executed. Overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Joselito Zapanta, convicted of robbery and murder of his Sudanese landlord, was executed yesterday in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
Zapanta was convicted for killing his Sudanese landlord, Imam Ibrahim, over a rent dispute in 2009. Zapanta is in prison for killing his Sudanese landlord, who reportedly beat him brutally after he did not hand over his rent because his wages were late. According to a statement from Migrante, he fought back and accidentally killed the landlord.
Zapanta had killed his Sudanese landlord after an argument over his advance rent payment. Zapanta, 35, was convicted for killing Sudanese Imam Ibrahim, with robbery, on April 13, 2010 by the Riyadh Grand Court. He was sentenced to death by beheading after the family of the victim refused to execute an Affidavit of Forgiveness or Tanazul in exchange for blood money.
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Overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Joselito Zapanta, convicted of robbery and murder of his Sudanese landlord, was executed yesterday in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). OFW Severely Beaten on Death Row in Saudi Arabia - Migrant Rights
Zapanta is in prison for killing his Sudanese landlord, who reportedly beat him brutally after he did not hand over his rent because his wages were late. According to a statement from Migrante, he fought back and accidentally killed the landlord.
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Zapanta, 35, was convicted for killing Sudanese Imam Ibrahim, with robbery, on April 13, by the Riyadh Grand Court. He was sentenced to death by beheading after the family of the victim refused to execute an Affidavit of Forgiveness or Tanazul in exchange for blood money. Dad seeks blood money for OFW son on death row in Saudi DFA Spokesperson Charles Jose said OFW Joselito Zapanta, 35, was executed by the Riyadh Grand Court around 2:20 p.m.. Zapanta was convicted for murder with robbery in April 2010. He was.DFA: Filipino worker Joselito Zapanta executed in Saudi - SUNSTAR Joselito Lidasan Zapanta, a 35-year-old tile-setter, was convicted in 2010 for killing his landlord, which he claimed to have done in self-defence. For his release, the victim’s family demanded.Family continues to seek help for Pinoy death convict ... Zapanta was convicted in 2010 of murdering his Sudanese landlord in 2009 over a rental dispute and was given until November 14 to raise the money for indemnity. Saudi law allows a person to. The Fate of Zapanta and Other OFWS - PressReader
Joselito Zapanto went to Saudi Arabia to work as a tile setter in , but after his employer withheld his salary for over six months, he left his job. He then worked at odd jobs to support himself, and tried to scrape together enough money to support his young family in the Philippines.
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