De Lima has been detained for over six years on charges she insists were fabricated to silence her. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MANILA – Jailed Philippine human rights activist Leila de Lima was denied bail on Wednesday on the remaining drug-trafficking charge filed against her during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, her lawyer said.
“Sad to inform you that the Court denied Sen. Leila’s bail application,” her lawyer, Mr Filibon Tacardon, said in a message to journalists.that acquitted the former senator and justice minister of a separate drug-trafficking charge. She initially faced three charges. Two have been dismissed as the prosecution’s case falls apart, with multiple witnesses dying or recanting their testimonies.Since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr came into office last June, there have been renewed calls from human rights groups, foreign diplomats and politicians for de Lima’s release.
In October 2022, she was briefly taken hostage during an attempted breakout by three detained militants.
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