Pinay maid in Kuwait gang rape says no to settlement.
By JEFFREY G. DAMICOG
The 18-year-old Filipina victim of rape in Kuwait has positively identified all 15 of her abusers and vowed she will not agree to any settlement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said today.
With this, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo has directed the Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Ricardo Endaya to personally handle the case of the Filipina rape victim.
Romulo also told the Ambassador to engage the services of lawyers to represent the Filipina in the legal proceedings.
Citing reports from the Embassy, the rape victim has already declared before the Kuwaiti press that she is determined to pursue the case against the suspects despite efforts to have her settle.
The rape victim came face to face with the 15 suspects last December 26.During six hours of interrogation by the prosecutors, the Filipina stood firm and solid in positively identifying each of the suspects while in the presence
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