Prosecutors Drop Appeal; De Lima Acquittal Final

Prosecutors drop appeal; De Lima acquittal final

THE Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 204 has closed the drug case against former senator and now Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima and her former aide, Ronnie Palisoc Dayan, after government prosecutors withdrew their bid to overturn her acquittal.In a Sept. 30 order, Presiding Judge Abraham Joseph Alcantara granted the prosecution’s motion to withdraw its earlier motion for reconsideration, declaring the case “cl…

Case closed: Muntinlupa court grants prosecution’s withdrawal of De Lima’s drug case

The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 204 has granted the prosecution’s withdrawal of the drug case against Rep. Leila De Lima (Mamamayang Liberal Partylist).

Muntinlupa court grants withdrawal of appeal vs. De Lima acquittal

Muntinlupa court grants withdrawal of appeal vs. De Lima acquittal

Muntinlupa court terminates drug case vs. De Lima

By Benjamin Pulta Mamamayang Liberal Partylist Rep. Leila de Lima (PNA file photo by Ben Pulta) MANILA – The third remaining case where Mamamayang Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima was acquitted on drug charges has been ordered terminated by a Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC). In an order dated Sept. 30, Muntinlupa RTC Branch 204 Presiding Judge Abraham Alcantara granted state prosecutors’ motion to withdraw their bid seeking the revers…