Detained Sen. Leila M. de Lima urged the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday to reconsider its earlier decision dismissing her petition to nullify the arrest warrant issued in connection with the illegal drug trade charges filed against her. In her 24-page Motion for Reconsideration, De Lima said even the SC could not agree on the nature and cause of accusation against her. This is an institutional admission of the gravest consequence,” De Lima said in her motion. On Oct. 10, the High Tribunal, voting 9-6, ruled against De Lima’s petition to nullify the arrest warrant issued against her by Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 204 for illegal drug trade charges allegedly committed when she was justice secretary. De Lima also pointed out that Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo is confused as to whether the Information charged is Illegal Drug Trading or Conspiracy to Commit Drug Trading as he changed his mind from one to the other in a matter of four paragraphs.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 03, 2017 07:52 UTC