Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday aired her frustration over the junking of former Senator Leila de Lima’s bail plea, as she asserted that the former lawmaker is entitled to speedy trial under the 1987 Constitution.
“I am deeply frustrated over the prolonged detention of former Sen. Leila De Lima. She deserves a speedy trial as enshrined in our Constitution,” Hontiveros, a staunch supporter of De Lima, said in a statement.
Hontiveros expressed concern over the additional testimonies from “self-serving” sources, prompting her to call for an immediate end to what she said is a “travesty of justice.” On Wednesday, De Lima’s lawyer Filibon Tacardon disclosed that Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 256 Presiding Judge Romeo Buenaventura denied De Lima's bail request for criminal case no. 67, the third and remaining case against the former senator.
De Lima had pleaded for temporary freedom on the grounds that she is now a senior citizen and has several health issues which have necessitated several medical furloughs.
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