Former Sen. Leila de Lima was acquitted in one of her two remaining drug cases, putting her a step closer to freedom after more than six years in detention. /PDI
“Vigilance in eradicating illegal drugs cannot come at the expense of disregarding the rule of law,” the decision also noted.
He appealed to the court that was hearing the remaining drug case against de Lima to not “prolong the injustice” on his sister. De Lima had also spent a decade investigating “death squad” killings allegedly orchestrated by Duterte during his time as Davao City mayor.On Twitter she said: “I am of course happy that with this second acquittal in the three cases filed against me, my release from more than six years of persecution draws nearer.”
By April came the recantations of key prosecution witnesses Ragos, Dayan and confessed drug lord Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa—all in a span of a month. A hearing on the bail petition was scheduled on May 8, but the court postponed it anew, citing “marking inconsistencies” in the petition. That “near-death experience,” as De Lima described that episode, prompted her supporters to clamor anew for her release.Friday’s decision noted that there are “special circumstances” under which recantations which are generally disfavored can be given consideration.
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