Muling nanawagan ang Amnesty International na palayain na ang dating senadora na si Leila De Lima at ibasura na ang mga gawa-gawang kaso laban sa kanya.

Hanggang ngayon kasi ay nakapiit pa rin ang senadora sa Camp Crame simula pa noong 2017 sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Rodrigo Duterte.

Sa pahayag nito, isinalarawan ng Amnesty’s Southeast Asia Researcher na si Rachel Chhoa-Howard ang pagkakapiit sa dating senadora.

“A travesty that she has endured for six years after bogus charges that were brought against her have utterly collapsed,” pahayag niya.

Sinabi rin ni Rachel na dapat wakasan na ng kasalukuyang administrasyong Marcos Jr. ang patuloy na panggigipit kay Leila.

“As witness after witness withdraws their testimony, the Marcos administration must put an end to her ongoing persecution,” ani Chhoa-Howard.

“The numerous retractions of fabricated testimonies and alarming allegations of coercion are further damning evidence of the government’s undeniable role in de Lima’s arbitrary and lengthy detention, which clearly violates her rights to liberty, presumption of innocence and other fair trial guarantees,” dagdag pa niya.

Binanggit ng Amnesty International ang “key witnesses” laban sa senadora katulad ni Rafael Ragos.

“Those responsible for violations of her rights since her arrest, including her arbitrary detention, must be brought to justice in fair trials,” saad ni Chhoa-Howard.

“De Lima should never have spent a day in prison, but instead she languished there for six years. The government must urgently give her the freedom and justice she deserves after such an appalling ordeal,” dagdag pa niya.

Nagsimula ang pagkakakulong ng senadora noong 2017 sa kasagsagan ng madugong digmaan kontra droga ni Duterte sa bansa.

(Jan Terence)

Philippines: Six years on, arbitrary detention of former Senator Leila de Lima continues

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