Only a few weeks after her recent acquittal, former senator Leila de Lima suffered a loss in the court: Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 256 denied her petition for bail.
in her remaining case was important because it could give her temporary freedom after over six years in detention.In addition, De Lima will remain behind bars while the trial of her remaining case continues.What are De Lima’s remaining options?University of the Philippines College of Law lecturer Oliver Xavier Reyes said the De Lima camp can file a motion for reconsideration before Muntinlupa City RTC Branch 256 to ask the court to reconsider the bail denial.
Reyes noted that if the MR will be denied too, the De Lima camp can file a petition for certiorari under rule 65 of the Rules of Court with the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court. “It might be likely though that even before the Petition for Certiorari on the matter of bail were decided by the higher courts, the RTC might have already issued its decision convicting or acquitting De Lima,” the UP College of Law lecturer explained.
Reyes added: “Also, the filing of that petition would not change her current condition unless the higher courts issue a writ of preliminary mandatory injunction directing RTC to release her on bail while the higher court decides on the petition. But that is very rare and unlikely to happen.” Aside from this, De Lima also has an option to file a petition and ask the Supreme Court to grant her the privilege of
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