S'pore to study RP probe findings

S'pore to study RP probe findings

SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore said yesterday it would study the findings of a Philippine inquiry board that has demanded the reopening of a double-murder case for which Filipina maid Flor Contemplacion was hanged in Singapore.

"We have not received yet a copy of the committee's report nor have we been informed by the Philippine government of the committee's findings," a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

"When we receive the committee's findings, we will study them. The Singapore government will then give its considered response," he said.

The inquiry, which followed a passionate outcry in the Philippines that severely strained relations with Singapore, said Contemplacion could have been a victim of grave injustice.

The committee did not recommend Manila cut off ties with Singapore, but it urged the Philippine government to demand a joint re-investigation of the double murders for which Contemplacion was executed.