Jailed Philippine human rights activist Leila de Lima was denied bail Wednesday on the remaining drug trafficking charge filed against her during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, her lawyer said.
Jailed Philippine human rights activist Leila de Lima was denied bail Wednesday on the remaining drug trafficking charge filed against her during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, her lawyer said.
The ruling followed another court’s verdict on May 12 that acquitted the former senator and justice minister of a separate drug trafficking charge. De Lima, a mother of two, faces life in prison if she is convicted on the remaining charge. In denying the bail application, Judge Romeo Buenaventura said the evidence against de Lima and her co-accused was “strong”.
The Gabriela Women’s Party meanwhile expressed dismay over the denial of the bail petition of de Lima.
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