"This is the beginning of my vindication."
Those words, coming from detained former senator Leila de Lima after she was acquitted in one of her two remaining drug cases.
Justice Secretary Boying Remulla says the rule of law has prevailed as he underscores the independence of the Judiciary.
De lima's allies and foreign lawmakers welcome the acquittal.
We now get the insights of Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher Carlos Conde.
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