Judges from the Makati Court, including the two judges handling the coup d’etat and rebellion cases against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, paid a courtesy call to Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo De Castro on Thursday. Judge Andres Soriano of Branch 148, who is handling the coup d’ etat case, told reporters that nothing can be expected of the court within the day as he walked out of the courtroom. READ: Makati court wraps up Trillanes’ coup d’ etat caseThe coup d’ etat case in connection with the 2003 Oakwood mutiny was dismissed in 2011 because of the amnesty granted to several Magdalo soldiers, including Trillanes, by then President Benigno Aquino III. READ: Makati court wraps up Trillanes’ coup d’ etat caseMeanwhile, Makati RTC Branch 150 Judge Elmo Alameda, who joined the courtesy call, had issued a warrant of arrest against the Trillanes, which effectively revived the rebellion case for his role in the 2007 Manila Peninsula siege. /eeREAD: TIMELINE: The arrest of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IVREAD: Trillanes: I embrace God’s willRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 27, 2018 15:56 UTC