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The camp of detained Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday, June 2 welcomed the recent recantation of another witness on the drug trade charges filed against her by the government. Detained Senator Leila de Lima arrives at the Muntinlupa Hall of Justice for a hearing in April 2019 (Jonathan...

The camp of Senator Leila de Lima has stressed that the judicial affidavit of her former aide and co-accused Ronnie Dayan adopted before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 204 on Friday, May 13 further affirmed the senator’s innocence from the illegal drug trade case inside...

Reelectionist Senator Leila de Lima maintains that there is nothing questionable about witnesses finally speaking the truth and finding it in their conscience to retract their lies against her in relation to her illegal drugs charge. De Lima, a former Department of Justice (DOJ) secretary, said...

Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo, joined by senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno called for the immediate release of Senator Leila de Lima from detention after the recantation of two testimonies against her. Vice President Leni Robredo and human...

Reelectionist Senator Leila de Lima thanked individuals and groups who expressed their solidarity with her after Kerwin Espinosa recanted all of his allegations against her in relation to the illegal drug trade. De Lima, the most prominent political prisoner under the Duterte administration,...