The dean of the law asks SC to intervene on the Trillanes amnesty line, to show his independence

Sen Antonio Trillanes lV in an ambush interview by members of the press before the ordinary session of the Senate. INQUIRY PHOTO / JOAN BONDOC

CEBU CITY – The Dean of the University of San Carlos in Cebu, one of the first law schools in the country, challenged the annulment of the amnesty granted to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and asked the Supreme Court to intervene and show his independence.

"First, there was this unilateral withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. There is now this unilateral cancellation of the amnesty Trillanes ", said the lawyer Joan Largo in his ticket on Facebook.

She said President Rodrigo Duterte had apparently encroached on the powers of other branches and units of the government.

"As it becomes blatant a day, this president has arrogated to himself powers that he does not possess exclusively, building all the checks and balances so essential in a functioning democracy," he said. said the dean.

Largo called on the country's highest court to play its role as the final arbiter of law and justice.

"We expect our Supreme Court to rise to the occasion and show us that the Supreme Court today is not the Supreme Court of the past that was hiding in the sand, in cases of 'abuse of power,' she says.

"We are convinced that the court of De Castro will show us what judicial independence means by placing this emerging dictator in its proper place in what we hope to be still a republican government. Our Supreme Court exists especially for times like these, "she added. / kga

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