In this specific case, De Lima was accused of receiving P10 million, in two tranches, from former corrections chief Rafael Ragos. The money supposedly came from the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison.
(2nd UPDATE) The retraction of allegations against De Lima by key witness Rafael Ragos, former BuCor acting chief, 'created reasonable doubt' which warranted acquittal
Manila, May 10 (EFE).- A Manila court on Friday acquitted former Philippine senator Leila de Lima, one of the most critical voices against former President Rodrigo Duterte and in preventive detention since 2017, of one of three drug trafficking charges she faces. De Lima, 63, who was already acquitted of another accusation related to drug …