GET REALOne of the grossest injustices in recent memoryBy: Solita Collas-Monsod
Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 28, 2017
Reader, I am obsessed with the case of Sen. Leila de Lima and her persecution by President Duterte and his minions. You should be, too, because if it can happen to the senator, the more it can happen to any of us: victims of blatant abuse of authority, victims of persecution through prosecution. Truly, this is exactly what happened during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos (although he often didn’t bother to prosecute). But wait a minute. We are not under a dictatorship now, are we? So why is it happening?
And, it is obvious, the outside world is worried, too. The 128-year-old International Parliamentary Union (IPU), composed of 176 member-countries and 11 associates (regional assemblies), has made representations that the senator should be released because the charges seem baseless (false and incredible witnesses—not the IPU’s language but mine—SCM), and if that does not happen, it will send someone to attend and observe her trial.
Linkback:
https://tubagbohol.mikeligalig.com/index.php?topic=87822.0