In an order dated July 6 but released Friday, Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 204 Judge Abraham Joseph Alcantara denied the prosecution’s motion for reconsideration due to “lack of merit.” READ MORE:
A Muntinlupa court has junked the state prosecution’s bid to reverse the acquittal of former Sen. Leila de Lima in her second drug case last May.
Alcantara acquitted De Lima and co-accused Ronnie Dayan of conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading in May this year, citing the retraction of former Bureau of Corrections OIC Rafael Ragos. Ragos later accused former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II of coercing him to testify against De Lima, a claim Aguirre denied.
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