{"id":94546,"date":"2017-03-18T21:34:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T01:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=94546"},"modified":"2017-03-18T21:34:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T01:34:10","slug":"de-lima-thanks-eu-parliament-for-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/18\/de-lima-thanks-eu-parliament-for-support\/","title":{"rendered":"De Lima thanks EU Parliament for support"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_94547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94547\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17309829_1949984265232119_2140709734750760929_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94547\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17309829_1949984265232119_2140709734750760929_n.jpg\" alt=\"Detained Sen. Leila de Lima, in one of her handwritten letters from Camp Crame on Saturday, expressed gratitude to the European Union (EU) Parliament for its report that called for her immediate release. (Photo: Leila De Lima\/ Facebook)\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17309829_1949984265232119_2140709734750760929_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17309829_1949984265232119_2140709734750760929_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17309829_1949984265232119_2140709734750760929_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detained Sen. Leila de Lima, in one of her handwritten letters from Camp Crame on Saturday, expressed gratitude to the European Union (EU) Parliament for its report that called for her immediate release. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/leiladelimaofficial\/\">Leila De Lima\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u2013Detained Sen. Leila de Lima, in one of her handwritten letters from Camp Crame on Saturday, expressed gratitude to the European Union (EU) Parliament for its report that called for her immediate release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing over the transcripts of statements during the European Parliament Plenary Session relative to my case has tremendously lifted my spirits,\u201d De Lima said in her letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you Europe! Thank you World!\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>De Lima, former Justice Secretary and Human Rights Chair, said that she was elated particularly because there were men and women from various parts of the continent that believe in her innocence.<\/p>\n<p>She was arrested and detained on February 24, 2017 for drug trafficking charges during her term as Justice Secretary under the term of former Pres. Benigno Aquino III.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Pres. Aquilino Pimentel III, however, denounced the report noting that the parliament should \u201cmind their own business&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe EU Parliament should know its place in the world. It has no right to manage Philippine affairs hence much more no right to micro-manage our country,\u201d Pimentel said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2013Detained Sen. 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