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By ADRIAN STEWART CO
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MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday released subpoenas against Sen. Leila de Lima and other personalities in relation to the proliferation of illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.
In a press conference on Monday afternoon, DOJ secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said that de Lima and the other respondents have been required to attend the preliminary investigation to be led by a five-man committee on Dec. 2.
The case stems from the complaints filed by NBP inmate Jaybee Sebastian, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) and former NBI executives Ruel Lasala and Reynaldo Esmeralda.
Aside from de Lima, others named in the complaint are former Bureau of
Corrections (BuCor) chief Franklin Bucayu, former BuCor officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos, de Lima’s driver Ronnie Dayan and security aide Joenel Sanchez.
Also named in the complaint are high-profile NBP inmates Herbert Colanggo, Peter Co and Jojo Baligad, who all testified against de Lima during the House of Representatives inquiry.
De Lima along with some former DOJ and BuCor officials were charged with violation of Section 5, 26 (b) and 27 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act, qualified bribery and section 3 of the Anti-Graft and Corruption Practices Act.
They were also charged with violation of An Act Punishing the Receiving and Giving of Gifts of Public Officials and Employees (Presidential Decree 46) and Section 7 of Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Official and Employees (RA 6713).
De Lima has repeatedly denied that she has a hand in the proliferation of the illegal drug trade in NBP. She also claims that all the witnesses speaking against her were threatened by the current administration to discredit her./PN
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