'Justice is rendered, albeit late': Lawmakers welcome De Lima's latest legal triumph

Lawmakers say the acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima in one of her two remaining drug cases proves the charges were fabricated to begin with.

MANILA, Philippines – Lawmakers who have been calling for years for the release of former Senator Leila de Lima from detention welcomed herFollowing a trial court’s decision favoring De Lima on Friday, May 12, the embattled political prisoner is a step closer to freedom, with only one pending case against her.

Members of the left-leaning Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives asserted that the acquittal of De Lima proves the charges against her were fabricated to begin with. “Likewise, we press on with the demand to free all female political prisoners who like De Lima had been slapped with trumped-up charges,” Gabriela Representative Arlene Brosas added.

“Congratulations to the court for being true to its mandate to dispense justice without fear or favor by strictly following the evidence,” Pimentel said.“We have from day 1 called for the dismissal of the charges, but as the saying goes ‘Better late than never,'” former senator Francis Pangilinan said.

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