Hontiveros wants De Lima accusers held accountable after last drug case junked

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Hontiveros wants De Lima accusers held accountable after last drug case junked
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Senator Risa Hontiveros is urging authorities to exact accountability against those who wrongly accused former Senator Leila de Lima.Hontiveros made the call after a Muntinlupa City court granted De Lima's demurrer to evidence which effectively dismissed the third and final drug case that was filed against her."e need to focus our attention on those who have wrongly accused her.

The Department of Justice, under then-Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, filed three separate drug cases against De Lima in connection with her alleged participation in the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison .For Hontiveros, the dismissal of the last case against De Lima only "proves that justice is based on truth and evidence, not on baseless charges and political motivations.

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