(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, Sept. 5, said he would question the validity of Proclamation no. 572 that revoked the amnesty granted to him by former President Benigno Aquino III before the Supreme Court.
In a press conference, Trillanes said he would file a petition for a temporary restraining order.
“This goes beyond the political lines,” he said.
Proclamation no. 572 cited a certification issued by the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ J1 that said there was “no available” proof that Trillanes had filed for the amnesty in the first place.
It also noted that Trillanes did not expressly give an admission of guilt in connection with his role in the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege in 2003 and 2007, respectively.
Trillanes refuted this, citing media reports that quoted him as supposedly admitting his guilt, but the Department of Justice said what was needed was an admission of the commission of coup d’etat, and not of mere uprising.
The DOJ said the elements of coup d’etat and uprising, after all, may be different.
The DOJ has asked a Makati court to issue an alias warrant against Trillanes, noting that the cases filed against him in connection with the incidents have not been terminated, as the court suspended the promulgation of the same.
