The camp of detained former Senator Leila de Lima on Friday mentioned they’ll file a supplemental movement for bail for her launch throughout the month.
Atty. Filibon Tacardon, De Lima’s authorized counsel, mentioned this was as a result of former Bureau of Corrections officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos has completed his testimony on the recantation of his allegations in opposition to De Lima.
“Binawi na ni Deputy Director Ragos ang kanyang salaysay at dahil dito naghahanda kami magsampa ng supplemental motion for bail,” Tacardon mentioned.
(Since Deputy Director Ragos already recanted his testimony, the protection workforce is now getting ready to file a supplemental movement for bail.)
Tacardon issued the comment in an ambush interview following the resumption of the listening to on one in every of De Lima’s drug circumstances on the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court.
“Kung titignan natin, ‘yung unang pag-deny ng application for bail ni Senator Leila de Lima sa kasong ito, sinabi ng dating huwes na meron daw ebidensya laban sa kanya at ‘yung ebindesyang tinuturo… ay ‘yung mismong testimonya ni Deputy Director Ragos,” he said.
(If we look at it, the previous denial of Senator Leila de Lima’s software for bail was as a result of the choose mentioned there was proof in opposition to De Lima… and the choose was referring to the testimony of Ragos.)
“Ngayon, ito’y nabawi na… at kung ito ay paniniwalaan ng ating hukuman, ay sa palagay ng defense team, wala nang ebidensya,” he added.
(Now that the testimony has been retracted…. and if the Court believes it, then the protection workforce thinks there isn’t any longer any proof.)
Tacardon added they “hope to file it immediately” as there’s a listening to scheduled on February 24. De Lima’s camp additionally mentioned that also they are getting ready for the movement to dismiss the case.
Ragos recanted his allegations in opposition to De Lima again in May, claiming that he was threatened by then-Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre into making false allegations in opposition to her.
According to Tacardon, Ragos had affirmed his earlier remarks in the course of the listening to.
“Pinanindigan talaga ni Rafael Ragos na lahat ng kanyang mga akusasyon noon kay Senator Leila de Lima ay pawang mga kasinungalingan lamang at ito ay bunga sa sinasabi niyang coercion at pag pre-pressure sa kanya mismo ni Secretary Aguirre,” he mentioned.
(Ragos maintained that each one his accusations in opposition to Sen. De Lima had been lies and that he was coerced and pressured by Secretary Aguirre.)
For his half, Aguirre had denied forcing Ragos to testify. In November 2022, he introduced a video that confirmed Ragos supposedly testifying voluntarily in opposition to De Lima.
De Lima has been detained at Camp Crame since 2017 over drug allegations within the New Bilibid Prison. One of the three drug prices in opposition to her was junked by the Muntinlupa Court in February final yr. She has denied all of the allegations in opposition to her. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
