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July 23, 2010
MAKATI CITY – Sen. Antonio F. Trillanes IV hopes to be able now to attend the Senate session and vote for the Senate president and other leaders were dashed last Thursday by the Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) as it junked his motion to attend the opening session of the 15th Congress on July 26.
In a four-page ruling, Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 148 Judge Oscar Pimentel Sr. sided with the prosecution’s arguments that Trillanes’ latest bid to leave his detention place to attend Senate sessions has
no merit and this was even affirmed by the Supreme Court (SC). “After due considerations of the pleadings
and arguments filed by both parties, the Court is convinced to deny the Motion for leave filed by Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV,” Pimentel said in his ruling dated July 15 but which was only released late Thursday
afternoon.
“As correctly pointed out by the prosecution, the issue on whether Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV could be allowed to attend Senate sessions while being a detention prisoner has already been resolved with finality in the case of Antonio F. Trillanes IV vs. Honorable Oscar B. Pimentel Sr. et.al., G.R. No. 179817, June 27, 2008 where the Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of this Court denying the Omnibus Motion of accused-movant Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV,” the court’s ruling added.