MANILA, Philippines — Senator Leila de Lima on Friday said that her imprisonment is “proof” that the Duterte administration’s war on drugs also targets “critics and other innocent people.”
De Lima said this in response to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s comment earlier that the senator’s detention is proof that the drug war does not only target the poor.
“Roque is correct. My detention is proof that Duterte’s war on drugs not only targets the poor but also critics and other innocent people,” De Lima said.
“Like his boss, Roque knows I am innocent,” she added.
Roque is correct. My detention is proof that Duterte's war on drugs not only targets the poor, but also critics and other innocent people. Like his boss, Roque knows I am innocent. https://t.co/DJ7Z9pH7An
— Leila de Lima (@SenLeiladeLima) July 2, 2021
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