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Duterte critic Leila de Lima granted bail after six years in jail

Former senator was arrested after launching inquiry into ex-president’s brutal war on drugs, now an ICC investigation

The most prominent critic of the former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs” has been granted bail, after more than six years in jail on what rights groups condemned as trumped-up charges.

Leila de Lima, 64, a former senator and human rights commissioner, emerged from court on Monday to cheers from supporters, who chanted “Justice” and “Leila will soon be free”.

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