The SC’s First Division granted Reyes’ Petition for Habeas Corpus, as it held that the plunder defendant’s confinement “though in accordance with a court order of the Sandiganbayan, has become oppressive thus infringing upon her right to liberty.”
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Friday that the same argument used by lawyer Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes to get released from jail after nearly nine years of detention may possibly apply to the case of former Sen. Leila de Lima.