De Lima lawyers seek security for 7 more ‘recanting’ inmates

MANILA: Former Sen Leila de Lima (pic) has asked a Muntinlupa City court to transfer seven prisoners from an Occidental Mindoro penal farm to New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City to protect them from purported threats after they expressed their intention to retract their accusations against her.

The inmates at Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm, including convicted drug lord Wu Tuan Yuan, also known as Peter Co, told the court in a Nov 17 letter they hoped to be given the chance to recant their testimonies against De Lima “in the interest of truth and justice.”