Press Statement
June 7, 2023
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan expresses its disappointment and deep outrage at the denial of Sen. Leila de Lima’s petition for bail for her last pending case before Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch No. 256.
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We cannot fathom how the court considered the evidence against De Lima “strong,” considering these are trumped up charges using fabricated witnesses and evidence. Like the two previously dismissed drug charges against her, this case is an act of vengeance by former Pres. Duterte that does not even deserve to be heard in any court.
Considering that Sen. De Lima has been imprisoned for six years already despite her innocence of these politically-motivated charges, her continued detention is a grave injustice and proof of our deeply flawed justice system. We stand with her and her family in these trying times and continue to demand for her immediate and unconditional release.#
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