Timing of amnesty for rebels quizzed
By Angie M. Rosales and Mario J. Mallari 10/14/2010Sen. Joker Arroyo yesterday practically accused his colleagues and Malacañang of intervening in the case of detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV by rushing the grant of amnesty to him and other fellow soldiers and officers facing mutiny charges before the courts.
The senator questioned the effort being exerted by the Executive which stemmed from the initiatives of the senators, noting the scheduled pro-mulgation of Trillanes’ criminal case pending before the Makati City Regional Trial Court sometime this month.
“Why Malacañang had to rush the amnesty procla-mation despite the forth-coming decision of the Trillanes, et al mutiny case scheduled on Oct. 28, smacks of executive intervention in the judicial process,” he noted.
But leaders of the upper chamber were quick to defend themselves, pointing out that the reason they are now subjecting the concurrent resolution on Presidential Proclamation 50 to a public hearing is precisely to observe the process and spare them the accusations of railroading the grant of amnesty.
“Prudence dictates that we should hold a hearing. So we referred this to committee on rules so that we may report it out as soon as possible. Our target is, maybe we would be reporting it out or adopt it by Nov. 8 (when we resume sessions),” Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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