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DUTERTE"S THREATS: DURBIN"S REMARKS ARE THE LATEST AFTER PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE DECIDED TO BAR HIM AND TWO OTHER US SENATORS FROM ENTERING THE PHILIPPINES, IN RETALIATION FOR A US ENTRY BAN ON PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE DETENTION OF DE LIMA. DURBIN, ALONG WITH US SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY, PUSHED FOR THE BAN WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THE US STATE DEPARTMENT"S 2020 BUDGET.
MARKEY IS THE AUTHOR OF US SENATE RESOLUTION 142 WHICH CONDEMNS DE LIMA"S CONTINUED DETENTION AND DENOUNCES HUMAN RIGHTS OFFENDERS IN EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS AS WELL AS THE HARASSMENT OF THE MEDIA IN THE PHILIPPINES, PARTICULARLY OF RAPPLER"S MARIA RESSA.
DE LIMA, A JUSTICE MINISTER IN A FORMER ADMINISTRATION, ON WEDNESDAY EXPRESSED WHAT SHE DESCRIBED AS OVERWHELMING GRATITUDE TO THE U.S. CONGRESS FOR ITS HELP.
IN AN E-MAILED STATEMENT TO SENATE REPORTERS,DE LIMA DEPLORED PANELO』S REMARKS ON THE US TRAVEL BAN. 「PANELO SAYS HE HOPESTHE US SECRETARY OF STATE IS MORE PROPERLY INFORMED THAN THE US SENATORS WHOINTRODUCED THE AMENDMENT ON THE US TRAVEL BAN, AN AMENDMENT THAT WASUNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL AND PASSED BY THE WHOLE US CONGRESS,』」DE LIMA SAID.
MS. DE LIMA, A STAUNCH CRITIC OF PRESIDENT DUTERTE’S WAR ON DRUGS WHO HAS BEEN DETAINED SINCE FEBRUARY 2017 FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, IS A “PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE, DETAINED SOLELY ON ACCOUNT OF HER POLITICAL VIEWS AND THE LEGITIMATE EXERCISE OF HER FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION,” ACCORDING TO US SENATE RESOLUTION 142.
“IF THEY [THE US STATE DEPARTMENT] BELIEVE THAT IN FACT, SEN. DE LIMA WAS NOT GIVEN DUE PROCESS AND THAT SHE WAS WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED, THEN THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN START IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING THESE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE…HAD INVOLVEMENT IN THIS ALLEGED WRONGFUL DETENTION,” GUEVARRA TOLD CNN PHILIPPINES WEDNESDAY.
THE RESOLUTION ALSO ADOPTED AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED BY US SEN. BENJAMIN CARDIN THAT INVOLVED THE CALL FOR US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS UNDER THE GLOBAL MAGNITSKY HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR “ORCHESTRATING” DE LIMA’S ARREST AND PROLONGED DETENTION.
BLOGGER RJ NIETO, WHO WAS AMONG A LIST OF PEOPLE DE LIMA TAGGED AS HER PERSECUTORS, TRIED TO DISCREDIT THE US TRAVEL BAN, CLAIMING IT WAS NOWHERE IN THE BUDGET MEASURE』S DOCUMENT ITSELF. HOWEVER, DURBIN』S STAFF AND DE LIMA EXPLAINED THAT THE US BUDGET IS OUTLINED IN SEVERAL DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS THE US STATE DEPARTMENT』S 2020 BUDGET THAT CLEARLY STATES THE PROVISION ON DE LIMA.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — NAKALUSOT NA SA SENADO NG ESTADOS UNIDOS ANG RESOLUSYONG KUMUKUNDENA SA PATULOY NA PAGKAKAKULONG NI SEN. LEILA DE LIMA NA HUMIHILING DIN KAY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP NA PARUSAHAN ANG MGA OPISYAL NG GOBYERNONG RESPONSABLE SA PAGKAKAKULONG NIYA.
THE U.S. 2020 APPROPRIATIONS BILL, WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, PROVIDES A 「PROHIBITION ON ENTRY. – THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL APPLY SUBSECTION (C) TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABOUT WHOM THE SECRETARY HAS CREDIBLE INFORMATION HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT OF: (1) MOUSTAFA KASSEM, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN IMPRISONED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT, AND WHOSE HEALTH IS FAILING; AND (2) SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA WHO WAS ARRESTED IN THE PHILIPPINES IN 2017.」
THE EARLIEST THE RESOLUTION CAN BE TACKLED FOR THE ENTIRE US SENATE"S ADOPTION IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 23. ACCORDING TO THE US SENATE CALENDAR OF BUSINESS FOR THIS DATE, THE RESOLUTION PROPOSING ACTION AGAINST OFFICIALS LINKED TO DE LIMA"S DETENTION WILL BE THE 365TH OF 397 MEASURES UP FOR THE SENATE"S CONSIDERATION.
A US SENATE COMMITTEE HAS PASSED A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF SEN. LEILA DE LIMA AND THE DROPPING OF CHARGES AGAINST MARIA RESSA. THE RESOLUTION CALLED ON THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO 「DROP ALL CHARGES」 AGAINST RESSA AND DE LIMA, AND ALLOW THE SENATOR TO 「FULLY DISCHARGE」 HER LEGISLATIVE MANDATE. IT ALSO CALLED ON US PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP TO 「IMPOSE SANCTIONS」 AGAINST SECURITY FORCES AND OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR DE LIMA』S ARREST.
DISPATCH FROM CRAME NO. 673: SEN. LEILA M. DE LIMA ON THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL BY US SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON SENATE RESOLUTION 142 (12 DECEMBER 2019) PIC.TWITTER.COM/R45KREN7VX

 

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