The DOJ seeks an arrest order against Trillanes from another court, for another matter

The DOJ seeks an arrest order against Trillanes from another court, for another matter

(philstar.com) – September 7, 2018 – 1:30 pm

MANILA, Philippines – After failing to secure a warrant for arrest against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in a coup case, they are still waiting, but prosecutors are hoping for a warrant for arrest and a ban on traveling against the legislature of Makati court.

This time, the petition is addressed to Section 150 of the Makati Regional Court of First Instance, where Trillanes was tried for the headquarters of the Manila Peninsula in 2007, in order to issue orders.

According to a 2011 decision by Judge Elmo Alameda, the case was dismissed as a result of the amnesty granted to the senator.

President Rodrigo Duterte, by Proclamation 572, declared that the amnesty was "void from the beginning", Trillanes having failed to meet the requirements.

The order, issued on September 4, also ordered the Department of Justice and a court martial of the Philippine Armed Forces to pursue all criminal and administrative cases against Trillanes at the Oakwood Mutiny in 2003 and the headquarters of the Manila Peninsula in 2007..

The court of Makati audition September 13

On the afternoon of September 4, the attorneys of the Republic filed a "very urgent ex-parte petition for the issuance of a departure order and a warrant of committal." In front of section 148 of the Makati CRT.

An alias warrant contains updated information about an accused. It is issued if the original arrest warrant is returned without being served.

Prosecutors, in their motion, said that since the court issued orders of engagement in the 2003 and 2007 cases, "this request for an alias warrants no longer needs to be heard".

They also argued that Branch 148 had not yet enacted a decision, according to its order dated December 16, 2010 – an assertion contradicted by the court 's decision of September 21, 2011, which dismissed the decision. deal of coup d'etat. amnesty.

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On 5 September, however, the president of the court, Andres Bartolome Soriano, did not accept the prosecutor's request and opened a hearing on 13 September.

The judge also gave Trillanes five days to respond to the prosecution's request.

Trillanes lawyer Renaldo Robles told reporters on Thursday that they "will honor the RTC's jurisdiction by filing an answer".

Trillanes also brought his case to the Supreme Court as he sought immediate assistance from a temporary restraining order to prevent the Philippine armed forces and the Philippine National Police from acting under of Proclamation 572. – Kristine Joy Patag