(Eagle News) — There is no warrant of arrest for Senator Antonio Trillanes IV just yet.
This was after the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 on Friday, Sept. 14, instead gave the prosecution five days to reply to Trillanes’ written comment and opposition to the prosecution’s motion for alias warrant and hold departure order.
Trillanes, who was charged with rebellion in the court, was also given five days to respond to the prosecution’s reply.
On Thursday, Sept. 13, the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148, where Trillanes was charged with coup d’etat, also gave both parties time to file their respective pleadings, before the DOJ’s motion for alias warrant and hold departure order was deemed submitted for resolution.
The DOJ’s contention is that Trillanes still faces cases in connection with the Oakwood mutiny and the Peninsula Manila siege in 2003 and 2007, respectively, even if a dismissal order covering those cases had been issued by the courts.
According to the DOJ, the dismissal, after all, was anchored on the amnesty granted to Trillanes.
The amnesty, however, the DOJ argued, was declared void ab initio by Proclamation No. 572.
Trillanes has argued the cases against him have already been dismissed. Moira Encina
