Chinese embassy in Philippines demands punishment for perpetrators

The Chinese embassy in the Philippines has urged the Philippine side to increase investigation efforts and to severely punish perpetrators that abducted and killed a Chinese citizen and a Chinese American, according to a statement from the Chinese embassy in the Philippines on Tuesday.

The Anti-Kidnapping Group of the Philippine National Police said investigation into the case is being carried out by local police and is currently ongoing, but the suspects have not yet been apprehended, according to a Beijing News report.

Voicing the strongest condemnation of the murders, the embassy stated it has contacted Philippine authorities at several levels to request intensified efforts to apprehend the perpetrators, while providing necessary help to families of the victims.