De Lima indicted for ‘disobedience to summons’

THE Justice department on Wednesday slapped Sen. Leila de Lima with a criminal charge for disobeying summons from Congress, for telling her former bodyguard and lover Ronnie Dayan to go in hiding and snub an inquiry on the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison.

The charge for violation of Article 150 of the Revised Penal Code was filed against de Lima before the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court. No bail was recommended, but the court was not expected to issue a warrant because the charge involves a light offense.