Leo Echegaray | |
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| Born | Leo Pilo Echegaray July 11, 1960 Manila, Philippines |
| Died | February 5, 1999 (aged 38) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | Child rape |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Leo Pilo Echegaray (11 July 1960 – 5 February 1999) was the first Filipino to be executed after the reinstatement of the death penalty in the Philippines in 1993, some 23 years after the last judicial execution was carried out. The Free Legal Assistance Group or FLAG lawyer Attorney Te worked to stay his execution due to controversies behind the reinstatement of the death penalty. His death sparked national debate over the legality and morality of capital punishment, which was later suspended on 15 April 2006.