VERA FILES FACT CHECK: De Lima NOT sentenced to prison for drug charges
The claim that Leila De Lima has been sentenced to prison is false.
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The claim that Leila De Lima has been sentenced to prison is false.
Sa pitong bahaging seryeng ito, ang VERA Files Fact Check ay naghanap ng mahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa mga piling kandidato sa pagkasenador upang matulungan ang mga botante sa pagpili ng iboboto. Sa panghuling bahagi ng seryeng ito kasama si dating vice president Jejomar Binay, dating Ifugao representative Teddy Baguilat, dating Eastern Samar governor Lutgardo Barbo, dating Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista, at dating Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission chairperson Greco Belgica. Kung mahalal si Binay, makakasama niya sa Senado ang kanyang anak na si Nancy Binay.
Sa pitong bahaging seryeng ito, ang VERA Files Fact Check ay naghanap ng mahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa mga piling kandidato sa pagkasenador upang matulungan ang mga botante sa pagpili ng iboboto. Kasama sa part 6 ng serye sina dating senador JV Ejercito, Chiz Escudero at Alan Peter Cayetano, at incumbent Sen. Leila De Lima, na nakakulong mula pa noong Marso 2017 dahil sa mga kasong may kinalaman umano sa droga. Si Cayetano, kung mahalal, ay makakasama ang kanyang kapatid na si Pia Cayetano sa Senado.
Part 6 of the series covers former senators JV Ejercito, Chiz Escudero and Alan Peter Cayetano, and incumbent Sen. Leila De Lima, who has been detained since March 2017 on alleged drug-related charges. Cayetano, if elected, will join his sister, Pia Cayetano, in the Senate.
We continually ask that question in earnest, because even her detractors cannot answer it objectively.
Why is Leila de Lima in jail?
The original photos were taken in Camarines Sur.
The case of illegal possession of firearms and explosives against journalist Lady Ann “Icy” Salem of Manila Today was dismissed last Feb. 5 but she continues to be in jail in Mandaluyong City.
The foremost prisoner of conscience in the country has just been acquitted of one of three drug charges against her and moves ever closer to freedom after nearly four years of unjust detention at Camp Crame, Quezon City.
A fabricated statement attributed to Sen. Leila De Lima is circulating on Facebook (FB) days after high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian was reported to have died inside the National Bilibid Prison on July 18 due to complications from COVID-19.