Trillanes denies Noynoy’s hand in getting his freedom 07/20/2010

Trillanes denies Noynoy’s hand in getting his freedom

07/20/2010 Detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV yesterday denied allegations regarding Malacañang having a hand in expediting the resolution of his coup d’etat case, in exchange for his vote for Sen. Francis Pangilinan, in his bid to attain the Senate presidency. For former President Joseph Estrada, Trillanes’ detention, however, is just a “waste of taxpayers’ money.” Showing exasperation over the issue, he said it should not be too difficult to allow Trillanes a few hours of provisional liberty to participate in the Senate sessions. Estrada believes that the ground the Supreme Court had previously given in denying Trillanes his request to participate in Senate sessions, which was risk of flight, is no longer present in this case, noting that Trillanes needs only a few hours of the day to attend Senate sessions. “He can be brought to the Senate to attend session for a few hours and then brought back to where he is being detained. He can even be brought to the Senate under supervision or security.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100720hed4.html

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