De Lima's fate: Karma or political persecution?

FromOurArchives: From June 30 to the days leading to her arrest, Leila de Lima personified both defiance and acceptance – defiance of the status quo and acceptance of her future. FreeLeilaDeLimaNow

MANILA, Philippines – It was the day she had expected and the “vindication” her opponents had waited for.

De Lima’s previous posts as Commission on Human Rights chair under the Arroyo administration and justice secretary under the Aquino government proved to be her vulnerability, as her actions at the time continued to haunt her all the way to the Senate. This included former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was the first high-profile prisoner under the Aquino administration. De Lima stood out as the lone voice in a sea of silence. Her close association with Aquino and the then powerful Liberal Party hurt her as much as it helped propel her to power.

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