(Eagle News)—-What political persecution?
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday, Sept. 26, denied a Makati court’s order to have Senator Antonio Trillanes IV arrested was political persecution, saying everything “went through the correct process.”
“It was decided by the courts and no one can dispute the integrity and independence of the courts in the Philippines,” Roque said in a television interview.
According to Roque, in the first place, this was a “political gift” to Trillanes as he was in the “limelight.”
“I think it’s very clear that the Philippine judiciary has a reputation, for being independent and competent. And secondly, there’s no dictator around because he was democratically elected by the people in an election whose results are not disputed, except for the vice presidency,” Roque said.