Detained Senator
Leila De Lima said on Tuesday that Duterte was trying to “kick dirt to cover
his crime” when he said he did not want to talk about De Lima’s release because
“the case is already in court.”
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When asked earlier about his comment on the demands of Asian women leaders to
free De Lima, the President asked, “On what grounds?”
Of
course, he knows on what grounds,” De Lima said in a statement.
“On the grounds that the charges against me are all fabricated, based on the perjured statements of convicted felons; that even the perjured testimonies they provided are grossly inadequate to support the finding of probable cause; that the charges filed are even inconsistent with what little evidence the prosecution has; and, most of all, this is all part of my political persecution for daring to stand up for human rights and against EJKs (extrajudicial killings),” she added.
“On the grounds that the charges against me are all fabricated, based on the perjured statements of convicted felons; that even the perjured testimonies they provided are grossly inadequate to support the finding of probable cause; that the charges filed are even inconsistent with what little evidence the prosecution has; and, most of all, this is all part of my political persecution for daring to stand up for human rights and against EJKs (extrajudicial killings),” she added.
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“Like a thief who suddenly becomes self-aware that the evidence of his crime is
sitting in plain sight, the President is attempting to surreptitiously, yet
futilely, kick dirt to cover his crime by backtracking on his constant public
lashings and attacks against me,” the senator said.
She added that the President’s statement was “out of the blue” as he “suddenly becomes self-aware” of the rule against making public statements that prejudge and undermine the presumption of innocence of an accused, whose case has already been filed before the courts.
De Lima also noted the “irony” of the President’s response adding that he “has already prejudiced” De Lima’s “right to a fair trial.”
She added that the President’s statement was “out of the blue” as he “suddenly becomes self-aware” of the rule against making public statements that prejudge and undermine the presumption of innocence of an accused, whose case has already been filed before the courts.
De Lima also noted the “irony” of the President’s response adding that he “has already prejudiced” De Lima’s “right to a fair trial.”
“No
amount of backtracking can erase those shameful and shameless tirades now. By
his own acts, he has prejudiced my right to a fair trial by effectively
poisoning and impairing the independence of the courts,” the senator said.
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De Lima also pointed out Duterte’s power to “do what is right.”
“The President knows what he and his men have done. And he knows he has the power to order prosecutors to withdraw the cases against me in order to rectify a monumental wrong,” De Lima said.
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true, the president knows what he and his men has done, that is why you are where you are now. Can you tell us the people of the Philippines what have you done for the country at least.
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