Vindication for De Lima as last drug case junked
WHAT LIES AHEAD Former Sen. Leila de Lima says her fight against all forms of injustice and oppression will continue now that she has regained her full freedom. —Grig C. Montegrande
MANILA, Philippines — Former Sen. Leila de Lima, a fierce critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs, has been cleared of all drug charges filed against her by the previous administration.
On Monday, Judge Gener Gito of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) granted her demurrer to evidence filed on March 20 in her last remaining case, marking a turning point in what her supporters had branded a politically motivated ordeal.
A demurrer is a motion to dismiss a case filed by an accused on grounds that the evidence presented by the prosecutors is insufficient for a criminal conviction. Once granted, it is considered an acquittal by the court.
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