The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 granted detained Senator Leila de Lima’s plea to seek an outright dismissal of 2 of 3 drug cases against her.

De Lima’s office on Tuesday, December 29, said the court granted their motion for leave to file demurrer to evidence, as government prosecutors rested its case.

This means that the court simply allowed the senator’s camp to file the plea, which would seek to dismiss the prosecution’s case on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

The court gave De Lima’s camp 10 days to file the demurrer. After that, the prosecution has 10 days to submit its opposition.

If the court dismisses the demurrer, the tentative date for defense presentation of evidence would be on March 5, 2021.

If the court grants the demurrer, De Lima is cleared. The senator has been detained for almost 4 years.

This covers Criminal Cases No. 17-165 and 166, which accuses De Lima of allegedly receiving drug money from inmates to fund her senatorial bid in 2016.

De Lima had filed for bail for both cases, which are now submitted for resolution.

The 3rd case against De Lima is pending before another court. – Rappler.com