Detained Senator
Leila De Lima is now thinking she wants to be out on bail after more than three
years being detained in the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial
Detention Center in Quezon City.
The opposition
senator has formally and legally asked the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC)
to grant her motion for bail for the charges of drug charges
“In all criminal prosecutions,
the accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved,” read her
motion for bail.
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| Senator Leila De Lima (photo credit to owner) |
“The presumption of innocence is rooted in the guarantee of due
process, and safeguarded by the constitutional right to be released on bail,
and further binds the Court to wait until after trial to impose punishment on
the accused,” she stated.
De Lima cited
Supreme Court rulings, highlighting that the High Court granted bail to former
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile who is facing multiple charges at the
Sandiganbayan over his alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam.
“Bail is a matter
of right prior conviction by the Regional Trial Court for any offense not
punishable by death, reclusion perpetua, or life imprisonment, or even prior to
conviction for an offense punishable by death, reclusion perpetua, or life
imprisonment when evidence of guilt is not strong.”
The opposition senator
pointed out “the prosecution, after presenting most of its witnesses, miserably
failed to establish the required proof evident or presumption great that
accused De LIma violated Section 26(b) in relation to Section 5 and Section
3(jj) of R.A. 9165 (the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).”
President Duterte’s
critic is facing three drug charges in her involvement
in illegal drug trade while she was secretary of the Department of Justice at
the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP).
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