Duterte’s war on drugs is 'fake’ and ineffective.
Just a day after it was made public that drug lords Peter
Lim, Kerwin Espinosa and 20 other personalities on illegal drug charges was dismissed by a
resolution that was dated December 20, 2017 by the Department of Justice (DOJ),
opposition senators are slamming the President for his pet policy his war on
illegal drugs.
Opposition Senator Leila De Lima who is currently detained
in the Philippine National Police Custodial Detention Center in Camp Crame
because of her alleged involvement on illegal drugs while she was the
Department of Justice Secretary is again in a fighting mood against her
political nemesis- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. *
Senator Leila De Lima (Photo credit to owner) |
“Tuloy-tuloy
po ang aking paglaban, hindi lang sa aking paglaya, kundi sa paglaya ng bayan
mula sa kasinungalingan, panlilinlang at pag-abuso sa kapangyarihan ng rehimeng
ito. Mananatili po akong naninindigan para sa katotohanan, katarungan at
kapakanan ng ating mga mamamayan,” De Lima said
The
senator in a statement said the dismissal of cases against drug suspects- Peter
Lim, Kerwin ans Peter Co – only bolstered her inncocence and her belief that
the administration’s war on drugs was “fake” and ineffective.
The senator gave the statement while reporters were asking her about the result of her medical examination in the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City.
The senator gave the statement while reporters were asking her about the result of her medical examination in the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City.
The opposition senator was granted a one-day furlough and allowed her to undergo a CT scan medical procedure at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City. In a statement the senator said after undergoing a routine medical examination last month at the Philippine National Police General Hospital, where an impression of a "liver mass" was suspected.
"My physician ordered that I have to immediately
undergo further examination, particularly 'CT Scan (tri-phase) of the liver'
due to a finding of an impression of a 'liver mass' As prescribed by my doctor,
the said test is necessary to determine if the 'liver mass' is benign or
malignant," she said. *
And after undergoing the medical procedure at the Philippine
Heart Center (PHC), it was ruled out
that the liver mass detected in her liver was “not malignant.”
“I
have received the results of my CT-Scan and am very grateful that the
impression of a “liver mass” detected from my check-up last February 15 is not
malignant. This means that there is no need for an operation,” De Lima said in
a statement from her detention at the Camp Crame.
“I thank God for this blessing, and my
family, friends and supporters for their prayers and concern. I thank Fr.
Robert Reyes for joining us at the Philippine Heart Center. As I said, there is
nothing to worry about,” she said .
The senator was asked what is her answer to those people who were insinuating that she is faking her illness just to get sympathy from the current administration. The Senator said that she remain focus as an elected senator of the country and will never feign a sickness to get sympathy of free herself from detention.
The senator was asked what is her answer to those people who were insinuating that she is faking her illness just to get sympathy from the current administration. The Senator said that she remain focus as an elected senator of the country and will never feign a sickness to get sympathy of free herself from detention.
“Nananatili po akong nakatutok sa pagtupad
ng aking tungkulin bilang Senador, habang hinaharap ang mga imbentong kaso laban
sa akin ng mapaniil na rehimeng Duterte. Hinding-hindi po ako magpapanggap na
may sakit para lang makalaya, at lalo na, para magpaawa. Huwag po kayong maawa
sa akin. Maawa po kayo sa bayan,” De Lima said. *
De Lima is the third senator from the
opposition that made statements slamming the Duterte administration and calling
its war on drugs as “fake”. The other two are Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Bam Aquino.
Report from PDI
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