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Robredo dubs De Lima arrest as 'political harassment'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/02/24/delima-robredo-022417.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Senator Leila De Lima and Vice President Leni Robredo. <cite>Composite</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday called Senator Leila De Lima&#x27;s arrest as &quot;the latest move in a persistent campaign of political harassment.&quot;</p><p>&quot;With contradicting testimonies from criminals as basis of the case, they circumvented due process to fast track the issuance of the arrest warrant,&quot; Robredo said in a statement.</p><p>The vice president, who is a part of De Lima&#x27;s Liberal Party, said moves to discredit De Lima started after the lady senator &quot;launched an investigation into the issue of extra judicial killings under the present administration.&quot; </p><p>Robredo urged Filipinos to &quot;religiously&quot; follow how the government will handle De Lima&#x27;s case, and to &quot;fight for the right to speak dissent.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Our history as a nation is marred by instances where government officials use the processes of criminal justice to cow, silence, and eliminate critics,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;We must make sure that our government institutions remain uncorrupted and independent of each other, particularly when it comes to checks and balances in pursuit of accountability,&quot; she added.</p>

<p>Vice President Leni Robredo called Senator Leila De Lima's Friday arrest as "the latest move in a persistent campaign of political harassment."</p>

Vice President Leni Robredo called Senator Leila De Lima's Friday arrest as "the latest move in a persistent campaign of political harassment."