Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has filed an appeal with the Muntinlupa prosecutor’s office after it dismissed a complaint she filed against a prisoner for conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading. In June, De Lima filed the complaint before the Muntinlupa prosecutor’s office against Joel Capones, a
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has called on authorities to immediately release detained Sen. Leila de Lima from detention and drop the drug charges against her.
Sen. Leila de Lima at the Muntinlupa Hall of Justice (Jonathan Hicap / FILE / MANILA BULLETIN) In a decision adopted by its Gov
Detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima and her lawyers have filed separate criminal complaints against prosecution witness Joel Capones for trading and selling illegal drugs while serving as an inmate of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa.
Senator Leila de Lima at the Muntinlupa Hall o
Published April 24, 2021, 10:43 AM
Senator Leila de Lima was brought to the Manila Doctor’s Hospital on Saturday, April 24, to have her checked for possible stroke.
The detained lawmaker has been granted a three-day emergency medical furlough by the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branches 205 and 256 after her on-call physician said she may have had a transient ischemic attack, or mild stroke.
Senator Leila de Lima at the Muntinlupa Hall of Justice to attend a hearing in one of her drug cases.
(Office of Senator De Lima/MANILA BULLETIN)
The furlough started at 10 a.m.
De Lima’s chief-of-staff, lawyer Fhilip Sawali, said that the senator was negative for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Published April 15, 2021, 12:51 PM
Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has filed an appeal with a Muntinlupa court to allow her lawyers to visit her at her detention center “at any time of any day and without limitations as to the number of hours” to prepare for her cases.
Sen. Leila de Lima at the Muntinlupa Hall of Justice
(Office of Sen. Leila de Lima / MANILA BULLETIN)
Since 2017, after a warrant of arrest was issued against her for a drug case, De Lima has been detained at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame.
The PNP Custodial Service Unit issued a memorandum in June last year limiting the number of visitors and visiting hours for all persons under PNP custody (PUCP) due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.