US demands custody of Marine convicted for rape in Philippines
Deutsche Presse AgenturPublished: Tuesday December 5, 2006Manila- The United States on Tuesday demanded custody of a 21-year-old US Marine convicted of rape and sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines while the soldier's lawyers appealed the decision. In a formal diplomatic request to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the US government invoked a security pact with the Philippines in seeking the custody of Lance Corporal Daniel Smith until his conviction becomes final. >>>cont
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posted by Kangaroo Brisbane Australia at 2:00 PM
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take note, the VFA is not even a proper treaty... it wasn't ratified by the US senate.
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