President Duterte is convinced Sen. Leila de Lima is guilty of
“opening the portals of government to narcopolitics” based on
testimonies by prison guards, government agents and her
security aides in the congressional hearing on how illegal drugs
proliferated at New Bilibid Prison (NBP) during her term as justice
secretary.
In a speech in Malacañang on Tuesday, Mr. Duterte attacked De Lima and even cited convict Jaybee Sebastian for purportedly telling the
truth in his testimony during the inquiry conducted by the House of
Representatives committee on justice.
The President was convinced that what the witnesses have stated are credible enough to confirm that there is such thing as 'narcopolitics.' This was followed by emphasizing that among his new list of drug protectors are barangay captains and policemen.
Duterte said Sebastian, whom De Lima had exposed as a
“government asset” in NBP, was correct in his testimony that the drugs
being cooked inside the national penitentiary were for the consumption
of inmates and not sold in the open market.
Duterte earlier claimed that most of the drugs in the country were manufactured inside the national penitentiary.
The witnesses of the Department of Justice have accused De Lima of
protecting convicted drug lords and turning a blind eye on their drug
operations inside NBP in exchange for financial contributions to her
senatorial campaign.
The President, who had earlier vowed to destroy De Lima, said his
fellow graduate of San Beda Law School fell prey to her ambition.
“l’m not insulting her, it is just as a matter of law and proof. Look
at her sartorial elegance of how she graduated, look at the previous
(photo). A person cannot hold back giving a house as a gift. It has
never been answered who owned the house and who spent for it. Obviously,
we all know who. That is how narcopolitics has set in,” Duterte
said.
He was referring to De Lima’s former driver and alleged lover, Ronnie
Dayan, who was reported to have received a big house in his hometown in
Pangasinan from the senator. Dayan is facing arrest for refusing to
attend the House probe.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
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