Unsafe Leila de Lima to seek legal remedies

Unsafe Leila de Lima to seek legal remedies
She receives a lot of hate messages and threatening calls.

Senator Leila de Lima is in a tough spot. She is on the wrong side of the present government over allegations that she is the supporter of the drug traffickers who are supplying drugs in the Bilibid prison.

But, she has had enough and will fight off fighting off her detractors with her back to the wall.

She alleged that they continue to persecute her for no fault of hers and indicated that she may take the legal route. In short, we may shortly see some cases filed by her lawyers who are baying for her blood.

There is no concrete action yet, but it might soon become a reality since her they compromised her privacy and safety.

Under the circumstances prevailing, she did not feel safe any longer. In addition, I am not safe at all.
My telephone number is now in the public domain due to the house enquiry. I get hate messages and threats.

Protection

I do not feel safe with the testimony of witnesses that have testified against me in the house enquiry. The witnesses linked her to several drug lords who supply drugs inside the premises of the National Bilibid prison.

Revealing her telephone number led to hate calls and threatening messages. She had to leave her house for a safer place for her family.
She displayed to the media some of the filthy hate messages that she received during the conference.

The legal remedies that she contemplated initiating included a writ of data habeas and another writ of ampere. These writs protect a person to from the violations that threaten them do not continue for long.

The rights include threats or violations to privacy, liberties and security. These laws give protection against acts of employees, officials, or private individuals.
She still doubts whether resorting to these legal remedies will ensure her adequate protection from the security agencies.

She would be approaching the President of the Senate, Aquilino Pimentel III to seek protection.

The dispute with President Duterte is the reason behind the problems, she stated.

In the past, she investigated Duterte’s role in the Davao Death Squads when Duterte was a Mayor.

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Thursday, 22 September 2016
Written for: Lars-Magnus Carlsson www.thephilippinepride.com

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