Ombudsman junks bribery complaints vs De Lima, ex-bodyguard
Ombudsman junks bribery complaints vs De Lima, ex-bodyguard
DISMISSED. Detained senator Leila de Lima as she arrives at the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court to attend a hearing on her disobedience to summons case on February 27, 2019.
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The resolution states that Kerwin Espinosa and Marcelo Adorco’s statements were inconsistent on how De Lima received the alleged bribe
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed direct and indirect bribery complaints against former senator Leila de Lima and former bodyguard Ronnie Dayan.
The Ombudsman resolution, through prosecutor Daniel Von Evan Panelo, stated there was no probable cause to indict De Lima and Dayan.
The latest resolution was for the complaint-affidavit filed by the Ombudsman’s special team of investigators in 2018. Complaints against the two stemmed from the claim that De Lima allegedly received money from self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa in exchange for the protection of Espinosa’s illegal drug trade.
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