De Lima Files Complaint vs Prosecutors of Her Cases

Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate for grave misconduct and gross ignorance of the law the state prosecutors who pursued the drug cases against her.

- —Daphne Galvez, Jose Rodel Clapano, EJ Macababbad

In a complaint to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, De Lima said she was the target of "fabricated" and "politically motivated cases," which made her endure "abuse and injustice" for over seven years at the hands of prosecutors.

She cited a "shocking and brazen move" of a 10-member panel that filed a second motion for reconsideration last month before the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC), seeking to reverse her acquittal in one of the drug-related cases.

"The prosecutors who lent their authority to this travesty must not be allowed to continue wielding the powers of the State with impunity. Their actions were not a simple mistake; they were a tyrannical exercise of power that cost me years of my life and eroded the foundations of our justice system," the complaint read.