MANILA - It’s final. Senator Antonio Trillanes cannot attend official functions and receive members of his staff in his detention cell in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, the Supreme Court has ruled.
In its two-page resolution, the high court dismissed the bid by fellow opposition Senators Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Benigno Aquino III, Rodolfo Biazon, Panfilo Lacson, Loren Legarda, Ana Consuelo "Jamby" Madrigal and Manuel Roxas II to allow him to attend Senate sessions and perform his duties as senator.
The high court said the senators’ petition was moot since the matter was decided on with finality last June 27.
The high court has affirmed the decision of Judge Oscar Pimentel of the Makati city regional trial court, saying that Trillanes is a flight risk.
Citing the Rules of Court, the high court said that no person charged with a capital offense or offense punishable with reclusion perpetua (20 years and 1 day to 40 years imprisonment) shall be admitted to bail when evidence of guilt is strong regardless of the state of the criminal action.
The high court denied Trillanes' assertion that he was not a flight risk since he voluntary surrendered to authorities and was even allowed to travel outside his place of detention.
However, the Nov. 29, 2007 incident at the Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati showed him to be a flight risk, the high court said.
Besides, the high court said no oral argument was allowed in motions, especially in decisions that have been ruled on with finality.
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