Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 14) — Former Senator Leila de Lima said she and her legal team are looking into what can be done to bring those responsible for her detention to justice.
“There’s got to be a day of reckoning, although I’m not yet focused on that at this point. But there’s got to be a day of reckoning,” de Lima said on CNN Philippines’ Balitaan on Tuesday.
De Lima added that a list of those who they want to hold accountable was slowly being built.
“Binibilang pa lang namin. We have an idea about who are, who exactly they are… There are others we are still really confirming and we are, binibilang sino talaga ang behind it.,” she said.
[Translation: We are counting them. We have an idea about who are, who exactly they are… There are others we are still really confirming and we are counting who are behind it.]
One name the former lawmaker did refer to was ex-Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre.
“Dati na talaga yan na nababanggit,” she said.
[Translation: He has been mentioned before.]
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De Lima was allowed to leave the Philippine National Police Custodial Center on Monday after nearly seven years of detention, following an order by a Muntinlupa court granting her bail.
In a press conference following her release, de Lima said she was working towards “complete vindication” from charges lobbed against her.
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“Part of my vindication is not just about the so-called witnesses against me recanting what they said, that they lied before. But more importantly is sabihin nila how it all happened. Sino ang mga nasa likod, sino ang mga kumausap sa kanila? Ano ang mga sinabi sa kanila, ano ang pinagawa sa kanila, bakit sila pumayag na magtestigo against me,” she said.
[Translation: Part of my vindication is not just about the so-called witnesses against me recanting what they said, that they lied before. But more importantly is explain how it all happened. Who are behind it, who spoke to them? What were they told, what were they made to do, and why did they allow themselves to testify against me?]
