by Azchel Hachero
Malaya
Judge Oscar Pimentel of the Makati Regional Trial Court today junked for “lack of merit” the motion of Senator-elect Antonio Trillanes IV for leave of court to be allowed to attend Senate sessions, hearings and investigations.
Pimentel likewise denied Trillanes’ related requests to be allowed to set up a working area in his place of detention at the Marine Brig at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, to give interviews to members of the media and to receive the press on Tuesdays and Fridays.
In his 11-page ruling, Pimentel said he was “not been persuaded by the reasons given by accused Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.