Senator de Lima insists that there was no holding of hands EXCEPT when she is in a dangerous place – and any of her security aides can do it.
Senator Leila de Lima emphasized that she is not in a romantic love affair with her former security aide, Joenel Sanchez.
According to Senator De Lima, she has not held hands with anybody expect when she is in a dangerous place or when on an unsecured road, but later clarified that any of her security aides can do it for her safety.
This is the senator’s reply to the accusations of New Bilibid Prison (NBP) high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian in the House committee on justice hearing that she is in a relationship with Sanchez and they call each other “Sweetie”.
The former secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) also said that Sanchez is not her bagman because she did not receive any amount, contratory to the claims of Jaybee and other inmates who have stood as witnesses in the earlier hearings.
On the October 10 hearing, Jaybee claimed that Senator De Lima received a total of P10 million from him to bankroll her senatorial campaign.
The convicted kidnapper and carnapper also denied that he is an asset of the government, contratory to what the senator claimed in her previous statements.
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