Kidnapping convict Jaybee Sebastian on Monday said he gave millions in drug money to former Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to help bankroll her senatorial bid in the May 2016 elections. During the House of Representatives’ justice committee hearing on the alleged illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison, Sebastian testified that he gave P2 million a month to De Lima through her security aide, Joenel Sanchez. Sebastian said he was not able to meet the monthly quota when it was raised from P2 million to P5 million. Leila de Lima‘s (senatorial bid) for the upcoming (2016) elections until he said that my monthly quota is P5 million,” Sebastian said in Filipino. Sebastian, however, denied that he was “untouchable” inside the NBP because of his links with De Lima.

Source: Manila Times October 10, 2016 08:26 UTC