MANILA, Philippines — Three United States senators welcomed detained Senator Leila de Lima’s acquittal in one of her three drug cases but said this was “clearly not enough.”
In a joint statement, Senators Ed Markey, Richard Durbin, and Patrick Leahy did not mince words in accusing the Duterte administration of “wrongfully” detaining the Philippine lawmaker.
“While we are pleased that one of the three illegitimate charges against Senator Leila de Lima has been dropped, it is clearly not enough,” the senators said.
1 of 3 illegitimate charges against Philippine @SenLeiladeLima has been dropped. While that is welcome news, it is not enough. Duterte has wrongfully de…
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