Source: AP
A Philippine legislator sentenced last week to 18 months in a Hong Kong prison after pleading guilty to cocaine trafficking has resigned from his post.
House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. says he has accepted Rep. Ronald Singson's resignation and that should start the process of finding his replacement.
He says Tuesday's resignation has spared the House of Representatives "from a potentially divisive process." He was apparently referring to calls to expel Singson.
Singson was caught with 0.24 ounces (6.67 grams) of cocaine in July at Hong Kong's airport while en route to a poker tournament in the gambling enclave of Macau. He avoided a maximum life penalty by convincing a judge the drugs were for his personal use.
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A Philippine legislator sentenced last week to 18 months in a Hong Kong prison after pleading guilty to cocaine trafficking has resigned from his post.
House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. says he has accepted Rep. Ronald Singson's resignation and that should start the process of finding his replacement.
He says Tuesday's resignation has spared the House of Representatives "from a potentially divisive process." He was apparently referring to calls to expel Singson.
Singson was caught with 0.24 ounces (6.67 grams) of cocaine in July at Hong Kong's airport while en route to a poker tournament in the gambling enclave of Macau. He avoided a maximum life penalty by convincing a judge the drugs were for his personal use.
