The largest labor coalition in the Philippines has called on the courts to fast-track the trial of a former senator and critic of ex-President Rorigo R. Duterte for drug trafficking. READ:
POLICE served the arrest warrant on former Senator Leila M. de Lima on Feb. 24, 2017. — PNA PHOTO BY AVITO C. DALAN
“It is not special treatment for her if the panel of prosecutors moves for the dismissal of charges or her acquittal when they believe the accused is innocent,” it added. She should also be allowed to post bail, it added. He earlier claimed to have delivered P10 million in drug money to Ms. De Lima’s bodyguard that she allegedly used to finance her senatorial run in 2016.
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