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US lawmakers meet detained Philippine opposition leader

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U.S. Sen. Edward Markey met former Sen. Leila de Lima for more than an hour in her high-security detention cell in the main police camp in Metropolitan Manila. Markey and two other American legislators had been banned from traveling to the Philippines after they called for de Lima's release. The former president's brutal anti-drugs crackdown has sparked an investigation by the International Criminal Court.

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US lawmakers meet detained Philippine opposition leader

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, who was once banned from the Philippines by former President Rodrigo Duterte, has met a long-detained Filipino opposition leader, whom he says was wrongfully imprisoned under Duterte and should be freed

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

US lawmakers meet detained Philippine opposition leader

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, who was once banned from the Philippines by former President Rodrigo Duterte, on Friday met a long-detained Filipino opposition leader, whom he says was wrongfully imprisoned under Duterte and should be freed.

2 years ago·United States

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KRDO

US lawmakers meet detained Philippine opposition leader

By JIM GOMEZ Associated PressMANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, who was once banned from the Philippines by former President Rodrigo Duterte, has met a long-detained Filipino opposition leader, whom he says was wrongfully imprisoned under Duterte and should be freed. Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and a group of U.S. legislators met former Sen. Leila de Lima for more than an hour Friday in her high-security detention cel…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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South China Morning Post

US lawmakers meet detained Philippine human rights lawyer and Duterte critic

Senator Edward Markey met former Senator Leila De Lima in her high-security detention cell in Manila where she has been imprisoned for five years on alleged drugs-related charges. De Lima was a vocal critic of former President Duterte.

2 years ago·Hong Kong

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Arab News

US lawmakers meet detained Philippine opposition leader

ID: 1660903774906891100Fri, 2022-08-19 10:04 MANILA: US Sen. Edward Markey, who was once banned from the Philippines by former President Rodrigo Duterte, on Friday met a long-detained Filipino opposition leader, whom he says was wrongfully imprisoned under Duterte and should be freed. Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and a group of US legislators met former Sen. Leila de Lima for more than an hour in her high-security detention cell in t…

2 years ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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U.S. lawmakers meet detained Philippine opposition leader

MANILA >> U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, who was once banned from the Philippines by former President Rodrigo Duterte, on Friday met a long-detained Filipino opposition leader, whom he says was wrongfully imprisoned under Duterte and should be freed.

2 years ago·Honolulu, United States

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