The camp of detained Senator Leila de Lima remained confident that the court will rule in their favor based on evidence even after the prosecution presented a new witness during the trial's reopening on Friday.
The camp of detained Senator Leila de Lima remained confident that the court will rule in their favor based on evidence even after the prosecution presented a new witness during the trial's reopening on Friday.
"Umaasa kami na sana lalabas na 'yung katotohanan at naniniwala kami na dedesisyunan ito ng hukuman base sa ebidensya at merito ng kaso na naisampa laban kay Senator Leila de Lima," Atty. Filibon Tacardon, De Lima’s legal counsel, said in an ambush interview.on Friday to allow the prosecution to present rebuttal evidence and Atty. Demiteer Huerta of the Public Attorney's Office as a rebuttal witness.
In February 2021, the Muntinlupa City RTC Branch 205 junked one of the three drug cases against De Lima, who marked her sixth year in detention in February 2023.
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