Philippine Court Acquits Top Critic of 'War on Drugs' in Glorious Day.

A court in the Philippines has dismissed one of two remaining drug charges against Leila de Lima, a former senator and outspoken critic of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte. De Lima was arrested in 2017 and accused of taking drug money just a few months after announcing a Senate investigation into Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs”. The former senator and justice minister, now 63, and another defendant “are hereby acquitted of the crime charged on the ground of reasonable doubt”. Friday’s ruling brings de Lima, who is being held in detention at the National Police Headquarters, one step closer to freedom.