MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals has upheld the ruling of the Makati Regional Trial Court that dismissed the coup d’etat case against former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV.
In a 67-page decision dated May 31, the Special 11th Division of the court said the petition filed by the government through the Office of the Solicitor-General (OSG) was “patently unmeritorious.”
The appeals court scored on the inconsistency on the part of the OSG for arguing before the lower court that Trillanes failed to comply with the condition set under Proclamation No. 75 so that he could enjoy the benefit of a conditional amnesty.
However, upon appeal, the OSG said Proclamation No. 75 issue…
Keep on reading: CA affirms Trillanes’ amnesty as it rejects ‘Janus-faced‘ gov’t position