Noynoy fumbles anew on Trillanes, say solons By Angie M. Rosales 07/19/2010

LEGAL ADVISERS HIT FOR BLUNDER Noynoy fumbles anew on Trillanes, say solons By Angie M. Rosales 07/19/2010 Another day, another blunder. This time President Aquino, who is less than a month into office, was being accused by two senators of having committed a major error by ordering the Department of Justice (DoJ) to review the case of detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV seen by many as tantamount to interference of the country’s judicial system. Aquino even indicated that Trillanes may have been a victim of injustice. Senators Edgardo Angara and Joker Arroyo, in separate statements, practically said that Aquino appeared to have been ill-advised on the matter concerning Trillanes. Coming from the Chief Executive no less, the call for a review of the case which should usually come from the accused party, will be subject to various interpretations “which we don’t want our President to be involved in, in so early in his term,” Angara said. The senator, who is a lawyer, pointed out the possible implication of Aquino’s directive to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on fundamental issues such as the principles of separation of powers of the branches of government, independence of the judiciary, autonomy of the Senate and the respect for the military court of justice. Angara noted the fact that Trillanes is also undergoing military judicial proceedings in relation to the mutiny charges filed against him. It cannot be helped for some to criticize the President for his apparent ignorance of the military court justice system, the senator said during a radio interview. “There’s a lot of fundamental areas affected because of that single statement,” he said.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100719hed1.html

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