Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. downplays US sanctions vs Philippine officials involved in Senator Leila de Lima's detention.
PH AUTHORITY. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. downplays US sanctions vs Philippine officials involved in Senator Leila de Lima's detention. File photo by Angie de Silvasanctions that seek to deny entry
to officials involved in the detention of Senator Leila de Lima, as he vowed the Philippines would not give up its authority to try the opposition senator in court. In a series of tweets on Monday, December 23, Locsin downplayed the sanctions, saying the effort by US lawmakers was"of no moment," and that the only way De Lima would be free was after undergoing trial.
"Sovereignty is indivisible. Give up one aspect – like a judicial trial – to please the merely elected abroad at the expense of the highly educated and academically accomplished at home you may as well give up national security to China," Locsin said. Sovereignty is indivisible. Give up one aspect—like a judicial trial—to please the merely elected abroad at the expense of the highly educated and academically accomplished at home you may as well give up national security to China. What the heck. You can’t be half-screwed.
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