Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 204 acquitted detained former senator Leila de Lima in one of her two remaining drug cases on Friday, May 12.
The opposition leader also remains in detention because her petition for bail in her pending case has yet to be resolved by the court.
To establish the allegations, the court said the prosecutors presented two witnesses: former Bureau of Corrections acting chief Rafael Ragos and intelligence agent Jovencio Ablen. Both of them testified that they allegedly delivered money to both De Lima and Dayan.“According to Ragos’ original testimony, the money was placed in his quarters bedroom.
Lastly, the court also took note of the presentation of the testimony of a financial investigator from the Anti-Money Laundering Council who examined suspicious accounts. In the said bank accounts, millions of pesos would be deposited from various parts of the country. In its ruling, the court said recantations “are viewed with suspicion and reservation.” It added that retracted testimonies are unreliable because of the probability that they will be repudiated later. However, the court said retractions can be considered and upheld when special circumstances and the retraction raise doubts on the testimony given.
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