Philippines says suspected spy confessions in China 'scripted'


The China report said the three - David Servanez, Albert Endencia and Nathalie Plizardo - had been recruited by Manila since 2021 to carry out secret intelligence tasks in China. - China Daily/ANN

MANILA: The Philippines said on Saturday (April 5) the supposed confessions of three Filipinos arrested by China for alleged espionage appear to have been "scripted" and urged Beijing to respect their rights.

Manila's reaction came two days after Beijing said it had "destroyed" an intelligence network set up by a Philippine espionage agency and had arrested three Filipino spies.

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