March 1, 2021
De Lima on Prosecution s presentation of self-confessed drug lord witness vs her: Dereliction of duty or subornation of perjury?
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has questioned whether the Prosecution team committed subornation of perjury or dereliction of duty when they allowed convicted murderer Joel Capones to be presented in court as their witness against her.
In a Manifestation before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 256 dated Feb. 24, De Lima, through her lawyers, stressed that it is important to know whether or not the Prosecution believes their own witness. If the Prosecution does not believe that Joel Capones was telling the truth, and yet they presented him as a witness before the Court, then the Prosecution would have committed the offense of subornation of perjury or, at the very least, violated their lawyer s oath, De Lima said.
Muntinlupa court junks De Lima drug case, sustains another By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News
Published February 17, 2021 5:20pm
Updated February 17, 2021 6:48pm A Muntinlupa City court on Wednesday denied Senator Leila de Lima s plea for the junking of her drug case involving her former driver and bodyguard Ronnie Dayan. In an order, Judge Liezel Aquiatan of the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 205 did not grant both the detained lawmaker s demurrer to evidence, as well as her petition for bail. At the same time, however, the judge granted De Lima’s demurrer to evidence in another drug case involving Jose Adrian Dera.
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De Lima asks Court to junk second drug case, cites lack of evidence vs her
A day after seeking to dismiss one of the three trumped-up drug cases against her, Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has asked the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 205 to junk her second drug case citing failure of the Prosecution to present sufficient competent evidence against her.
De Lima, through her lawyers, filed a Demurrer to Evidence for Criminal Case 17-165 last Jan. 8 where she is facing a conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading with her former aide and co-accused Ronnie Dayan.