Amnesty Int’l: De Lima should not have spent a single day in jail

Following Senator Leila de Lima’s acquittal in one of two drug-related cases against her, Amnesty International urges the Marcos administration to hold accountable “those responsible for her arbitrary detention.” | SAbrogarINQ

Ferrer pressed authorities to swiftly rescind the remaining case against de Lima, as court proceedings against her in the last six years have been marked by “undue delays” such as changes in judges and prosecution witnesses’ failure to appear in court, according to Amnesty International.

“We urge the authorities to also quash the remaining drug case and to ensure that her application for temporary freedom in this pending case is processed speedily and fairly. The authorities must not delay her release any longer and allow her to be reunited with her family, friends and supporters after six long years,” said the research director.

“Beyond Leila de Lima’s long-overdue release, the Marcos administration must work towards holding accountable those responsible for her arbitrary detention, which clearly violated her rights to liberty, presumption of innocence and other fair trial guarantees,” Ferrer added. Amnesty International also maintained that de Lima’s detention— defined as “arbitrary” by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in 2018— is symptomatic of a larger problem of human rights impunity that plagues the nation.

“These violations include killings, threats and harassment of political activists, human rights defenders, members of the media and other targeted groups. Recent similar cases have also been recorded during the Marcos administration, including the October 2022 murder of journalist Percy Lapid and the killing of two activists in Negros province in November 2022,” cited the global rights movement.

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