Leila De Lima: Top Duterte critic arrested on drug charge according to : BBC

Image copyright EPA Image caption Ms De Lima spent the night in the senate to evade arrest before turning herself overA leading critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Leila de Lima, has been arrested on drug trafficking charges. Mr Duterte has defended the crackdown, saying police were only authorised to open fire when threatened by suspects. Ms De Lima has been one of the most vocal critics of Mr Duterte, whose drug war which has left more than 7,000 people dead since it was launched in July 2016. Senator Leila de Lima is accused of receiving money from detained drug lords. Mr Duterte said the police force needed to be cleaned up and has now ordered the Drug Enforcement Agency, rather than the police, to lead it, with back-up from the military.



Leila De Lima: Top Duterte critic arrested on drug charge
REUTERS/Romeo RanocoPhilippine Senator Leila De Lima leaves her office at the Senate after she was arrested on drug charges in Manila, Philippines February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo RanocoPhilippine Senator Leila de Lima reacts after a Regional Trial Court (RTC) ordered her arrest, at the Senate headquarters in Pasay city, metro Manila, Philippines February 23, 2017. REUTERS/StringerMANILA A Philippines Senator and staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs was arrested on Friday after charges were filed in court alleging she received money from drug dealers inside the country's prisons. Philippine Senator Leila de Lima delivers a speech alongside fellow senators after a Regional Trial Court (RTC) ordered her arrest, at the Senate headquarters in Pasay city, metro Manila, Philippines February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo RanocoPhilippine Senator Leila de Lima is escorted by the Senate's security personnel after a Regional Trial Court (RTC) ordered her arrest, at the Senate headquarters in Pasay city, metro Manila, Philippines February 23, 2017.

Philippine law enforcers arrest Duterte critic on drug charges

REUTERS/Romeo RanocoPhilippine Senator Leila de Lima reacts after a Regional Trial Court (RTC) ordered her arrest, at the Senate headquarters in Pasay city, metro Manila, Philippines February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo RanocoMANILA A Philippines Senator and staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs was arrested on Friday after charges were filed in court alleging she received money from drug dealers inside the country's prisons. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announces the disbandment of police operations against illegal drugs at the Malacanang palace in Manila, Philippines early January 30, 2017. I am innocent," she told reporters shortly before law enforcers escorted her away from her office. REUTERS/Ezra AcayanPhilippine Senator Leila de Lima delivers a speech alongside fellow senators after a Regional Trial Court (RTC) ordered her arrest, at the Senate headquarters in Pasay city, metro Manila, Philippines February 23, 2017.



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