Former Philippine senator Leila de Lima has been acquitted after six years of taking drug money during her political career. De Lima was a fierce opponent of former President Rodrigo Duterte and his controversial war on drugs and is considered a political prisoner by human rights groups.
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Philippine former senator and human rights activist De Lima acquitted of corruption after six years
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