Philippine court acquits top Duterte critic after 6 years in detention

A Philippine court on Friday acquitted former senator Leila De Lima, one of the fiercest critics of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, of a drugs charge, the senator's lawyer said.

De Lima, 63, was charged just a few months after she launched a senate investigation into Duterte's "war on drugs", during which thousands of users and dealers were killed, many by police or in mysterious circumstances.