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“There is this connivance between certain people in detention and those in the NBI that allows for them to temporarily go out of the detention center and come back in,” Justice spokesperson Mico Clavano said in an ambush interview.
(1st UPDATE) Raymund Palad, Jad Dera’s lawyer, denies the allegations against his client and says Dera left his detention facility to look for a doctor because he felt ill
(UPDATE) A MUNTINLUPA City judge has inhibited from hearing the remaining drug-related case against former senator Leila de Lima after his impartiality was questioned.
Published on: Friday, February 19, 2021
By: ABS CBN News
Detained Sen. Leila de Lima waves to her supporters.
MANILA: One of Sen. Leila de Lima’s lawyers on Thursday described as a moral victory her acquittal in one of three drug cases she is facing amid the prevailing political climate.
“Today marks the 1,455 days of Sen. Leila de Lima being incarcerated. this is a great moral victory for us especially in the time of [President Rodrigo] Duterte,” lawyer Rolly Peoro said.
“Moving forward, we’ll see this as a morale booster and a source of inspiration to continue our legal defence of Sen. Leila de Lima.”