INTERNATIONAL anti-drugs and human rights advocates have expressed serious concerns on the arrest and detention of Sen. Leila de Lima in connection with drug trafficking charges, saying the move was meant to silence her.

The International Commission on Jurists (ICJ), in a statement posted on its website, said the charges brought against de lima were fabricated and her prosecution was politically motivated.

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