De Lima raises questions on death of high-profile inmate Vicente Sy

by: MDM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Sunday raised concern on the "trend" of inmates who are witnesses against her dying, after Vicente Sy died while in detention last week. "This beleaguering trend of witnesses dying still does not give comfort to me who is waiting for their eventual revelation on who are behind these fabricated charge ...

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Sunday raised concern on the "trend" of inmates who are witnesses against her dying, after Vicente Sy died while in detention last week. "This beleague ...

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Sunday raised concern on the "trend" of inmates who are witnesses against her dying, after Vicente Sy died while in detention last week. "This beleaguering trend of witnesses dying still does not give comfort to me who is waiting for their eventual revelation on who are behind these fabricated charges filed against me. As they say, dead men tell no tell tales,"  De Lima said in a dispatch on Sunday. The Bureau of Corrections confirmed Friday that Sy, who had been detained at the Phil ...

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Sunday raised concern on the "trend" of inmates who are witnesses against her dying, after Vicente Sy died while in detention last week. "This beleaguering trend of witnesses dying still does not give comfort to me who is waiting for their eventual revelation on who are behind these fabricated charges filed against me. As they say, dead men tell no tell tales,"  De Lima said in a dispatch on Sunday. The Bureau of Corrections confirmed Friday that Sy, who had been detained at the Philippine Marine Corps facility in Taguig, passed away on Thursday night. He was brought to the hospital on Tuesday after reporting difficulty of breathing. On July 29, he experienced another cardiac arrest. Sy's death followed the death of Jaybee Sebastian due to COVID-19 last year. Sebastian was also one of the inmate-witnesses against De Lima. De Lima also noted that Sy was stabbed in 2016, where another one high-profile inmate, Tony Co, died. De Lima said that during hearing, Sy admitted that he had no personal knowledge of accusations against her. "At this point, after almost ...