Former Senator Leila de Lima on Friday marked her sixth year in detention over drug-related charges with a firm belief that her vindication is about to come.
"I strongly believe that my vindication is at hand," De Lima said in a statement. "But even if they continue to try to silence me, I refuse to cower."
A critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte and his war on drugs, De Lima said she believes she did the right thing in sacrificing her liberty and political career for justice. “And today, after 6 years, I am still fighting for my own innocence and for justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings and the families they left behind,” she said.
“Today, more than ever, I am convinced that I did the right thing of sacrificing my personal liberty and even my political career.”against De Lima. The hearings for the two remaining cases are currently ongoing.
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