His legal team has insisted his arrest was a “reckless miscarriage of justice”, saying his exposé of corruption in the state attorney’s office made him a “troublemaker” and his detention was a bid to silence him.
Lim’s lawyers hope his case will again be thrown out by the Supreme Court but in the meantime, Lim is languishing in jail.
Kate, who has said she wants to pursue a legal career like her father, has become the face of the public campaign to demand his freedom, staging protests and appearing on talk shows.
“My dad has always been my inspiration. That’s why I decided to go out there to seek justice. I will never tire of speaking out because unfortunately in our country the principle of ‘No [going] Viral, No Justice’ applies,” Kate said.
