SEN. Ana Theresia 'Risa' Hontiveros said former senator Leila de Lima deserves a speedy trial as she expressed frustration over her prolonged detention following a local court's denial of her bail petition. READ HERE:
The senator deplored the decision of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 256 rejecting de Lima's bail request.'I cannot help thinking about all the speedy trials of other prominent individuals recently, while Leila, who brought to light the abuses of the bloody drug war under the Duterte administration, is still languishing in jail for six years and counting,' she said.'I call for an immediate and decisive end to this cycle of oppression.
'Dela Rosa was the Philippine National Police chief who enforced the 'drug war' of then president Rodrigo Duterte.De Lima was detained in 2017 at the PNP Custodial Center on drug charges. She claimed that the complaint against her was politically motivated, being a critic of Duterte's 'bloody' war on drugs.Hontiveros said that it is 'also alarming that testimonies from self-serving sources are still being entertained here.
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