Manila court acquits Kerwin Espinosa over August 2016 raid inquirer.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inquirer.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Manila court on Monday acquitted self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa of illegal possession of firearms and explosives charges in connection with a raid in his father’s house in August 2016.
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The Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila City on Monday acquitted self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa of the charges of illegal possession of explosives and firearms, which were allegedly seized from his residence at Sitio Tinago, Barangay Binolho, Albuera, Leyte. In a 46-page resolution issued by Manila RTC Branch 16 Presiding Judge…
Former senator Leila de Lima (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday maintained it sees no inconsistencies between the recent decision of the Office of the Ombudsman to dismiss the bribery cases against former senator Leila de Lima, and the drug charges against her before the Muntinlupa court. "Basically, we are saying that the resolution of OMB (dismissing the bribery charges) was expected. We do not think, however, that it will have any bearing on the drug trading charges in court," DOJ spokesman Mico Clavano told reporters. Clavano said Prosecutor-General Benedicto Malcontento wrote a memorandum to DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla stating and describing the consistency of the DOJ resolution dated Feb. 14, 2017 and the recent resolution of the Ombudsman dated July 22, 2022. "We've been reviewing the records and they seem to be in order but if you can point out something, we can look further into that," he said. Even in the 2017 DOJ