PNP bars US legislators’ visit to De Lima due to lack of authority from court

MANILA, Philippines --- A delegation of United States lawmakers was not allowed to visit detained former senator Leila de Lima in Camp Crame, Quezon City, on Thursday morning due to a lack of court permission, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. PNP Public Information Office Chief Brigadier General Roderick Alba explained that the US lawmakers led by Senator Edward Markey were denied direct interaction with any person detained in the PNP Custodial Center, including de Lima. "Such interaction with any specific [Person Under Police Custody] is subject to [the] express permission of the concerned judicial authorities, with due consideration of the prevailing COVID-19 situat...

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