The Muntinlupa court has allowed former Bureau of Corrections official Rafael Ragos, who had recanted his earlier allegation, to testify again in the drug case against former Sen. Leila de Lima.
Rafael Ragos, one of the government’s key witnesses against former Sen. Leila de Lima in a drug case against her, showed up Friday in court but was unable to reaffirm his recantation as the prosecution opposed his taking the witness stand.
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The camp of detained Senator Leila de Lima is hoping that a Muntinlupa court will dismiss one of the two remaining drug cases she is facing for lack of evidence after star witness Rafael Ragos recanted all his accusations against her. On May 13, De Lima attended a hearing at the Muntinlupa Regional
With the retraction of the government’s star witness against her, Sen. Leila de Lima has moved to ask for the dismissal of her case or for her temporary liberty through bail.