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The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday sought all records of the drug trafficking cases filed against Sen. Leila de Lima.
In a resolution, the high court directed the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) as well as the Department of Justice (DOJ) to produce the records.
The Senate and the House of Representatives were also directed to produce the reports and records of the hearings concerning De Lima on the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP).
The SC also sought the affidavits of witnesses and pleadings earlier filed by De Lima in the DOJ and the transcript of stenographic notes of the congressional hearings.
The SC also directed the parties to submit their reply to the petition filed by the senator before the Court of Appeals (CA).
De Lima sought to stop her indictment for drug trafficking. She was accused of receiving bribes from detained drug convicts at the NBP to finance her senatorial campaign.
The high tribunal ordered the camp of De Lima to submit as annex to her petition the “comprehensive compilation” of President Duterte’s attacks against her.
De Lima claimed she was politically persecuted for being the number one critic of the President.
“The foregoing documents shall be submitted to the Court not later than the Court’s office hours on March 17, 2017, Friday,” read the three-page notice signed by Clerk of Court Felipa Anama.
The high court issued the order to allow extensive resolution on the petition of De Lima seeking to stop her indictment for drug trafficking.
She was arrested last Feb. 24 and has been in detention at the custodial center of the Philippine National Police headquarters at Camp Crame.
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