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LIVE: Court orders arrest of Leila de Lima

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February 24, 2017 | 2:30pm
LIVE: Court orders arrest of Leila de Lima
Sen. Leila de Lima is escorted out of the Philippine Senate premises following a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Pasay City, Philippines.
AP / Bullit Marquez

MANILA, Philippines — The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court released an arrest warrant for Sen. Leila de Lima for drug charges in connection with her alleged links to the drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison.

Follow LIVE updates on the planned arrest of the senator, the top critic of the Duterte administration.

 

 

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