The camp of former senator Leila de Lima vowed to pursue all other available legal remedies to secure her immediate release following the denial of her bail application in her remaining drug case pending before the RTC of Muntinlupa City Branch 256.
THE camp of former senator Leila de Lima vowed on Thursday to pursue all other available legal remedies to secure her immediate release following the denial of her bail application in her remaining drug case pending before the Regional Trial Court of Muntinlupa City Branch 256.
During the interview, Tacardon also read de Lima’s official statement over the denial of her bail plea. Tacardon said the defense team is also seriously considering the possibility of filing a demurrer of evidence once the prosecution is done with its presentation of evidence. Tacardon said Judge Buenaventura has given the prosecution two hearings scheduled on June 19 and June 26 to present and make its formal offer of evidence.
In February 2021, Branch 205 of the Muntinlupa RTC granted her demurrer to evidence that resulted in the dismissal of the first drug case against her on the ground of insufficiency of evidence. Specifically, the prosecution charged de Lima and her co-accused of using the inmates of the NBP to sell and trade illegal drugs by means of mobile phones and other electronic devices; receiving the proceeds thereof totaling to P70 million; and thereafter, conducting a raid inside the maximum security compound of the NBP to the exclusion of accused Jaybee Sebastian, thus, allowing him to control, centralize and monopolize the drug trade inside the NBP.
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