Muntinlupa court has deferred the issuance of a ruling on former senator Leila de Lima’s petition for bail due to an issue in the marking of evidence by government prosecutors. ManilaBulletin
The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 256, which is handling case 17-167, was supposed to decide on May 8 on De Lima’s petition for bail. De Lima was present at the hearing.
It is one of the two remaining drug cases filed by the Department of Justice in 2017. Another case was dismissed by a Muntinlupa court in February 2021. According to lawyer Boni Tacardon, De Lima’s legal counsel, the prosecution admitted they made a mistake in marking their evidence.He added, “Dahil nga ito’y isang importante bago ma-resolve 'yung kanilang formal offer of evidence, hindi muna nakapaglabas ng ruling ang hukuman tungkol sa petition for bail .
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