(Eagle News) — Police arrived at the Senate on Tuesday, Sept. 25, after a Makati court, where he was charged with rebellion, ordered Senator Antonio Trillanes IV arrested.
This was after Branch 150 Judge Elmo Alameda granted the Department of Justice’s motion that also sought for a hold departure order against the senator.
The motion was filed on Sept. 7, after Proclamation No. 572 declaring void ab initio the amnesty granted to Trillanes for the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege in 2003 and 2007, respectively, was issued.
The proclamation had cited as bases for the declaration Trillanes alleged failure to submit an official application for the amnesty in the first place, and his alleged failure to make an express admission for the crimes committed.
The DOJ filed a similar motion before the Makati RTC Branch 148, where Trillanes was charged with coup d’etat.
Trillanes has contended the charges filed against him in connection with the 2003 and 2007 incidents were dismissed in 2011, but the DOJ said the dismissal does not apply as it was anchored on the amnesty granted to him which has been declared void ab initio.
Photos by Ian Jasper Ellazar, Eagle News Service
