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US Senate panel approves bill amendment aiming to ban entry of PHL gov’t officials allegedly behind De Lima detention

(Eagle News)–A United States Senate panel has approved an amendment to a bill that aims to prohibit the entry of  Philippine government officials involved in the imprisonment of Senator Leila de Lima. “Good to see the Senate Appropriations Committee pass my amendment with @SenatorLeahy today to prohibit entry to any Philippine Government Officials involved in the politically motivated imprisonment of Filipina Senator Leila de Lima in 2017. We must #FreeLeilaNow,”  US Senator Dick Durbin said […]