Detained former senator Leila de Lima has once more filed a petition in search of the dismissal of the drug case towards her in addition to her rapid launch, her camp introduced Friday.
In a 33-page movement filed by way of electronic mail on Thursday, the camp of De Lima requested the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 204 to dismiss the case for lack of proof, launch De Lima and her former driver Ronnie Dayan, and/or grant them their proper to bail.
The movement mentioned that De Lima should be “spared from further inconvenience, expense, pain, anxiety, and the ignominy of prolonged trial proceedings” after former Bureau of Corrections officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos retracted his testimony.
Today marks De Lima’s sixth 12 months in detention.
“At the very least, herein Accused should be granted her constitutional right to bail in light of the retraction of the only testimony offered by the Prosecution that supposedly directly links her to the offense charged,” the movement mentioned.
The movement additional mentioned that Ragos’ retraction has destroyed the alleged sole proof of the prosecution linking De Lima to the offense charged within the case.
“No room for doubt is left as to the fabricated and manufactured nature of his earlier testimony for the Prosecution regarding said delivery. Said delivery is nothing but a fictitious and imagined story,” it mentioned.
In February 2021, the Muntinlupa RTC Branch 205 junked one of many three drug instances towards De Lima. The hearings for the 2 remaining instances are at the moment ongoing.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla earlier mentioned he personally wouldn’t object to a doable bail plea from De Lima after urging them to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
De Lima is accused of benefiting financially from the unlawful drug commerce contained in the New Bilibid Prison throughout her stint as Justice Secretary. She has repeatedly denied the allegation.—Joahna Lei Casilao/AOL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
