The Supreme Court has voided an order issued by former president Rodrigo Duterte revoking the amnesty granted to former senator Antonio Trillanes IV.
The high tribunal said the revocation of Trillanes’ amnesty was unconstitutional as it was not concurred in by Congress.MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has voided an order issued by former president Rodrigo Duterte revoking the amnesty granted to former senator Antonio Trillanes IV.
He accused Duterte of abusing his powers and weaponizing the law against the opposition when he was president from 2016 to mid-2022. The high court said Proclamation 527, issued by Duterte, violated Trillanes’ constitutional right to due process, noting the revocation order was issued long after the former senator’s amnesty had become final.
In September 2018, Duterte revoked Trillanes’ amnesty, saying the former senator did not comply with the minimum requirements to qualify in the amnesty program. In October 2010, the late president Benigno Simeon Aquino III signed a general amnesty proclamation for mutineers involved in the Oakwood and Manila Peninsula siege against the administration of Aquino’s predecessor Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
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