Detained former Senator Leila M. de Lima’s lawyer and spokesman on Monday said they were not aware of an offer for house arrest until Sunday when Senator María Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos said it had been on the table since July. READ:
This comes after the former senator, known to be one of ex-President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s fiercest critics, was taken hostage by one of three inmates who tried to escape jail near the Philippine capital on Sunday morning.
“We have not actually received a formal offer for this extended home furlough… and it came to us only yesterday,” he added.“We are now ready to discuss the matter of applying for an extended home furlough with Senator Leila de Lima and discuss with her the options available — advantages and disadvantages, that is what I mean when I say we are taking it seriously now,” he said.
Mr. Tacardon explained that the initial response of the senator may be due to her unstable mental state at the time. “After being told by the hostage-taker that since his two other companions were already dead, he’s certain he would also be killed and he might just as well also kill me, I consider what happened to me as a near-death experience,” she said.
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