By Junex Doronio
DESPITE BEING INCARCERATED for nearly seven years for what she described as trumped up drug charges, former senator Leila de Lima still wished for God’s forgiveness for former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
On Monday, the 13th of November, seemed to be a lucky day for De Lima when she was released from her nearly seven years of detention after a Muntinlupa court allowed her to post P300,000 bail for a drug case.
“God forgive him and God bless him. ‘Yun lang muna ngayon,” De Lima told the media.
She has always maintained that the drug charges against her were baseless and politically motivated.
De Lima was arrested in February 2017 over allegations of being in cahoots with inmates at the New Bilibid Prison to sell illegal drugs to fund her senatorial bid.
A known critic of FPRRD, De Lima said she doesn’t want to be “political sounding” immediately after regaining her freedom.
“Marami pa akong gustong sabihin sa kanya pero ‘wag muna. I don’t want to be political sounding tonight, because this is a moment of joy. This is a triumphant moment for me, so as much as possible I want to be gracious. God forgive him and God bless him,” the former senator said on Monday night, November 13.
She added: “He knows what he did to me.”
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