Ang totoong krimen ay ang kaniyang pagkabihag (Sen. Leila de Lima) dahil lang sa nagsabi siya ng totoo.- Risa
Dapat nang palayain ng SC si ex- Sen. Leila de Lima sa kaparehong dahilan sa pagpapalaya nito kay Gigi Reyes.
Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Teodoro Locsin Jr. shared his soft spot for Gigi Reyes, the former chief of staff of Presidential Chief Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, after the Supreme Court ordered her release from the Taguig City Jail last month.
Former senator Leila De Lima’s legal team have several hurdles to overcome to secure her freedom even after the Supreme Court allowed Gigi Reyes, the ex-chief of staff of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, to be released from detention because her constitutional right to liberty has been violated by a slow trial.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Friday said detained former Sen. Leila de Lima should benefit from the ruling of the Supreme Court that granted the petition of former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile’s aide to be released from jail while facing trial for graft and plunder over the P10-billion pork barrel scandal.
Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra admitted that the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that granted the provisional liberty to lawyer Jessica “Gigi” Reyes could affect the continued detention of former Sen. Leila De Lima.
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said former Senator Leila de Lima should be released from detention like Atty. Gigi Reyes, former chief of staff of ex-Senator Juan Ponce Enrile.
Bayan Muna Executive Vice President Carlos Zarate urged political prisoners to use the legal strategy of Gigi Reyes, the former Senate chief of staff of Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, to be released from detention.
The Supreme Court (SC) said delays in the plunder trial at the Sandiganbayan has allowed lawyer Gigi Reyes to get provisional liberty through the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus.
Ruby Tuason, the former social secretary of then President Joseph Estrada, has been dropped from the government’s witness protection program by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales.
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld its decision to indict lawyer Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes and her co-accused, pork barrel mastermind Janet Lim Napoles, in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam.
