THE CHARGES against the 17 Filipinos arrested in Qatar for participating in an illegal public demonstration have been dismissed.
According to Palace Press Officer and Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met with Qatari Ambassador to the Philippines Ahmed Saad Nasser Abdullah Al-Homidi in Malacañang on Monday morning.
The Qatari envoy informed Marcos that the cases against the Filipinos have been dismissed, Castro said.
“Ayon kay Ambassador Al-Homidi, ito raw ay repleksyon ng maganda at matatag na pagkakaibigan ng dalawang bansa (According to Ambassador Al-Homidi, this is a reflection of the good and strong friendship between the Philippines and Qatar),” Castro said in a Palace press briefing.
The 17 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), 12 men and five women, were arrested after joining a rally to show support for former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained at an International Criminal Court (ICC) facility in The Hague, Netherlands, over allegations of human rights violations related to his war on drugs.
The Philippine government on Friday announced it has secured the provisional release of the 17 OFWs following the directive of Marcos to concerned government agencies to exhaust all remedies and assistance for the Filipinos. (Darryl John Esguerra)
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