MANILA, Philippines — Government prosecutors on Friday have asked the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) to cite Senator Leila De Lima and her lawyers in contempt of court for allegedly making “inaccurate claims” before the media about testimonies of witnesses in one of the trials for her illegal drug trade case.
In a 39-page petition, the prosecutors led by Provincial Prosecutor Ramoncito Ocampo accused De Lima and her lawyer of “intentional and malicious misinformation” to the media that tends to convey to the public that prosecution’s witnesses have already cleared De Lima from illegal drug trading, “which is not true, as the prosecution presented to the Court evidence to the …
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