Philippine Court Acquits Top Critics of Drug Charges in 'War on Drugs' Cases.
TL;DR Summary
Former Philippine senator and justice secretary, Leila de Lima, has been acquitted of drug charges after key witnesses recanted and said they had lied about her involvement in narcotics trafficking. However, she remains jailed as she has one outstanding charge against her. De Lima has been detained since 2017 on drug charges she says were fabricated by former President Rodrigo Duterte and his officials in an attempt to muzzle her criticism of his deadly crackdown on illegal drugs.
- Philippine court acquits former justice minister of drug charges after key witnesses said they lied The Associated Press
- ‘Glorious day’: Philippines’ Leila de Lima acquitted in drug case Al Jazeera English
- Philippine court acquits top critic of ex-president's 'war on drugs' Yahoo News
- Philippine court acquits top critic of ex-president Duterte's 'war on drugs' Reuters
- Philippine court dismisses drug charge against fierce critic of ex-president’s ‘war on drugs’ CNN
- View Full Coverage on Google News
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
1
Time Saved
2 min
vs 2 min read
Condensed
80%
387 → 78 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on The Associated Press