'Sweet freedom' was how former senator Leila de Lima described her release after six years, eight months and two days in detention.
"Sweet freedom" was how former senator Leila de Lima described her release after six years, eight months and two days in detention.De Lima was released from the Philippine National Police Custodial Center in Crame, Quezon City on Monday night after completing the bail procedures and undergoing a physical check-up."I'm free. Salamat, sa wakas, malaya na po ako....after 2,424 days. I am now free. Sweet, sweet freedom. Thank you, Lord.
is a step toward justice and freedom for Leila and a harsh indictment of those who falsely accused her of wrongdoing and caused her years of unimaginable suffering in solitary confinement and the indescribable anguish of the malevolently accused," Albay lawmaker Edcel Lagman said in a statement.Former vice president Leni Robredo said the court’s decision is proof that the truth will eventually come out and that de Lima was politically persecuted.
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