26/06/24 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 25 June, the European Union welcomed the acquittal of former Philippine Senator and Justice Minister Leila de Lima and her co-defendants, after she had spent nearly 7 years in pre-trial detention in the Philippines. This detention was ordered at the time following her investigative work into the abuses orchestrated by former president Rodrigo Duterte. The verdict was handed down on 24 June by the Muntinlupa Regional Court of First Instance,...