Radio DJ Karen Bordador gets acquitted in drugs case after 5 years in jail

Nakalaya na ang DJ na si Karen Bordador matapos na manatili ng limang taon sa kulungan dahil sa kinasangkutang kaso na may kaugnayan sa ilegal na droga.

Sa kanyang YouTube channel, ibinahagi ni Karen ang mga nangyari noong araw na masangkot siya.

"In the morning, I had a 2:00 to 6:00 a.m radio show [and] in the afternoon I had an event wherein I was an influencer for," pagbabalik-tanaw ni Karen.

"I had a bunch of food, so I thought, maybe I'll visit my ex then for a surprise. So I did that and then 30 seconds later, upon my arrival, just 30 seconds, my life completely changed.

"Imagine, just 30 seconds. I would lose like years of my life, my career, my everything, really. Basically, I was at the wrong place at the wrong time. If I would've gone elsewhere that day or if I was a little later, like, a few seconds later, that would not happen to me at all," dagdag pa nito.

Noong June 15, nahatulang "not guilty" si Karen sa lahat ng kasong kinasangkutan na may kinalaman sa pagbebenta ng ilegal na droga.

"I've been waiting for that day for the longest time, like, every single day, I would pray, pray, pray pray, pray. When the verdict was announced. I super cried," pagbabahagi ni Karen.

Noong August 2016, nagsagawa ng buy-bust operation ang mga pulis sa condo unit ng dating nobyo nitong si Emilio Lim kung saan naabutan din dito si Karen.

Nakakuha ang awtoridad ng mahigit tatlong milyong halaga ng ecstasy, marijuana, marijuana oil, at iba pang kagamitan mula rito.

Kahit na nanatili ng limang taon sa kulungan, ibinahagi ni Karen na marami pa ring magagandang bagay na nangyari sa kanya.

"I've really elevated myself, learned so [many] skills, read 300-plus books or probably more, created a library inside the jail, so I felt so, so blessed. Sabi ko, 'This year, 2021, will be my year," kuwento ni Karen.

"Seeing the world again is just so surreal. Like, I know I belong there, pero after five years, there's just so many different sights.

"Finally, to clear my name in court and to be able to prove [to] the justice system that I don't deserve to be there, that I should be home."

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