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The European Parliament鈥檚 subcommittee on human rights聽on Thursday聽urged the government to let Sen. Leila de Lima do her duties including her participation in legislative proposals.

The four-member DROI delegation that visited the Philippines last July 18 to 20 was led by Soraya Post (S&D, SE) and composed of 脕d谩m K贸sa (EPP, HU), Josef Weidenholzer (S&D, AT) and Rikke Karlsson (ECR, DK).

鈥�(We) called on the authorities of the Philippines to guarantee a fair trial to the senator let her fulfill a senator鈥檚 duties including voting in the Senate,鈥� it said in a statement.

De Lima was detained last February after being accused of receiving payoffs from convicted drug lords at the New Bilibid Prison.

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Meanwhile, an international political group will visit Sen. Leila de Lima聽on Saturday聽at Camp Crame to check on her condition.

鈥淟iberal International President Dr. Juli Minoves Triquell and LI Human Rights Committee Chairman Markus Loning will visit Sen. Leila de Lima聽on Saturday聽at Camp Crame Custodial Center,鈥� an advisory from the senator said.

They will be joined by the representatives of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation鈥擯hilippines including FNF-PH President Wolfgang Heinze.

The visitors will look into the condition and situation of the senator as well as the status of the cases file against her, the advisory read. Frances Mangosing / JPV/rga