The panel of prosecutors of DOJ has asked the Muntinlupa City regional trial court (RTC) to reconsider its May 12, 2023 decision that acquitted former senator Leila M. de Lima and his aide Ronnie Dayan of illegal drugs charges. ManilaBulletin READ:
In a motion for reconsideration dated May 27, 2023, the prosecutors challenged the recantation of former Bureau of Corrections officer-in-charge Rafael Marcos Z. Ragos. They said Ragos’ recantation was the basis for the acquittal of De Lima and his aide.
In his recantation, Ragos said was forced by those under the administration of former President Duterte to testify of having delivered to De Lima, when she was still justice secretary, illegal drugs earnings from drug lords imprisoned at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City amounting to P5 million on Nov. 24, 2012 and another P5 million on Dec. 15, 2012.
They said that Ragos claimed he executed the affidavits in 2016 and 2017 against De Lima after being coerced by then Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II. “He also failed to ascribe any reason or motive on the part of Atty. Rigel Salvador and Atty. Demiteer Huerta of the PAO who he met for the first time in Solaire and assisted him in executing his affidavit,” they said.
They said that two NBP prisoners, Hans Anton Tan and Peter Co, testified in court that the source of the money were from illegal drug trading.
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