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President Benigno Aquino III is not keen on reimposing capital punishment, noting that the country's imperfect justice system may lead to the conviction of the wrong person.

At a press conference at the Liberal Party's 65th anniversary, Aquino said he will study emerging calls to reimpose the death penalty, "but the essence here is our judicial system is not perfect."

"There is a possibility that people can be wrongly convicted especially if they do not have the ability to secure competent counsel," Aquino said.

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