Trillanes: I will not resist arrest

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said he will not resist arrest nor even attempt to escape following the revocation of the amnesty granted to him by former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.

(Photo by Hannah Torregoza/ MANILA BULLETIN)

“I will not resist arrest, I will not escape,” Trillanes told the media at the Senate on Tuesday.

“Di ako magtatago definitely. My lawyers are exhausting all legal remedies. I will abide by the decision of the Senate leadership,” he added.

Trillanes said he has been expecting Malacanang to move for his arrest and accused President Duterte of being afraid of him.

“Ang impromasyon sa Office of the Solicitor General is pinag aaralan nila ito since last year pa,” he said.

The embattled senator also clarified that he fulfilled the requirements to be granted amnesty and called the order for the revocation of such as “stupid”

“Bakit ako bibigyan ng amnesty kung di ako nag apply, that is a very very clear requirement.”

Trillanes also vowed to attend regular Senate meetings and sessions until he is arrested.

He also vowed to make more exposes and pin the Duterte administration down.

Trillanes refuted the allegations hours before he started the Senate formal investigation into the alleged conflict of interest committed by Solicitor General Jose Calida when his private security company was able to snare more than P150 million in contracts with the government.

According to Trillanes, he would not be given amnesty if he was unable to comply with the requirements and filing an application form for amnesty.

The former navy lieutenant also said he also admitted his involvement in the unsuccessful attempts to overthrow the Arroyo administration in the July 2003 Oakwood Mutiny, the February 2006 Marines standoff and the November 2007 Manila Peninsula siege.

“Ito ay isang malaking kalokohan. Alam nyo. di naman ako bibigyan ng amnesty kung di ako nag-comply sa mga requirements. Sumumpa ako kay former Secretary of Defense Voltaire Gazmin at mapapatotohanan yan ng mga DND (Department of National Defense) officials,” Trillanes told reporters in an interview before the hearing.

“So absolutely complied lahat yan. Yung mga kaso sa civilian courts na-dismiss siya. So ngayon, ano ngayun ang magiging basis ng pag aresto? (the cases filed before the civilian courts have been dismissed. So what would now be the basis of the arrest?)” Trillanes pointed out.

SOURCE: MANILA BULLETIN

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