The Inter-Parliamentary Union called for the release of former Senator Leila de Lima, saying that it is “ever more convinced” that her detainment stemmed from her opposition to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs. | zacariansINQ
It then pointed out the “inexplicable length” of the criminal proceedings against De Lima with “no clear end in sight.”
“[The committee] renews its call, in light of the foregoing, for Ms. de Lima to be released immediately and for the legal proceedings against her to be dropped; urges the authorities to take the necessary action forthwith,” said the IPU in the decision.
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