“It is grossly unfortunate that the exoneration of a Remulla scion was swift but liberation of ex-Sen. Leila de Lima is stranded in a dark tunnel of injustice,” Lagman, a lawyer, said.
of Juanito Remulla III, son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, was "swift" yet the drug case lodged against former Justice Secretary Leila de Lima appeared "stranded."
De Lima has denied the drug charges and maintained that these were politically motivated due to her criticism of the Duterte administration’s bloody drug war.Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, meanwhile, said Juanito Remulla's acquittal did not come as a surprise. Authorities had seized a parcel containing suspected kush or high-grade marijuana worth P1.3 million during the operation.
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