Expat gets death for spying on Qatar
A report carried by a local Arabic newspaper yesterday suggesting that a Qatari criminal court has sentenced a Filipino to death and two other Filipinos to jail for life in an espionage case. The verdict has evoked sharp reaction from the community.
All three Filipinos were working in Qatar.
Details of the case which Arabic daily Al Raya carried on its front page suggested the prime convict, who has been sentenced to death, was working with a major state-owned Qatari company since 1993.
Two other Filipinos working as technicians with the Qatar Air Force were awarded life sentence by the court for helping the main convict by providing him sensitive information for money.
The trio has been charged with providing sensitive information about the state to a country and threatening Qatar’s national security.
Details of the case suggest the main convict was a member of the Philippines security and was working here for a long time.
He was providing information about special projects, investments, staff members, minutes of the meetings of top officials and plans of the company he was working for, to his country.
The main convict got military and related information about Qatar from two of his accomplices. The duo was working only for money. After they were caught, the police sought permission from the Public Prosecution and conducted searches in their office, homes and even cars.
The main convict was working for the Philippine Intelligence and had the rank of a lieutenant.
Reposted from The Peninsula. Image from The Peninsula.
Thank you Molten. Hoping, this incident wont cause too much in our dignity and integrity.
Laka , My friend you'r wel-come here , no worries for law abiding expats ................ Tue , 27.05.2014 , 07.45 hrs
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Just got an offer from Qatar (government) and also got my visa last month. I'm just waiting for my ticket. As a filipino, I'm wondering if I'm going to push this path. It's kinda scary, although my intention there is to share and challenge my expertise. Influence other company, organization with there IT industry.
This man deserves the death penalty as per Qatar Law and hopefully no more expats to be like him after.
Spy? funny
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He deserves the punishment. But his countrymen do not deserve the possible effect :(
Very serious mistake on their part . God save us.
Ditto. Any country in the world would have same if not worst punishment for these ungrateful characters. The worst part about this whole episode is that it would cause more damage to their own country than Qatar. There is a large Filipino population in Qatar. In future, Qatari companies may be skeptical about hiring them going forward.
Ungreatful acts. No mercy to be shown on such unscrupulous elements.