Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (right) chided Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (left) on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, for the lawmakers’ alleged ‘over-acting’ and ‘paranoia’ over the sighting of a car outside his house. INQUIRER FILE
Malacañang on Tuesday dismissed as “paranoia” the claim of “OA” Senator Antonio Trillanes IV that his house was being watched by intelligence personnel.
The remark came after Trillanes sent to media photos and CCTV footage of a car purportedly manning his house.
“Talagang yung behavior niya highly suspicious. May hallmarks of suspicious activity. Pinapacheck namin ngayon — nakuha namin ang plate number, mukha. Hindi lang to basta-basta harassment o pananakot lang,” Trillanes said in a press briefing.
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However, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque insisted that the senator, who has been holed up in his Senate office after the revocation of his amnesty, is just getting paranoid.
“First it’s drama. And now it appears to be paranoia. I think it’s very clear that the President has left the matter to the RTC and so has the Supreme Court,” Roque said in a Palace briefing.
Roque earlier called out Trillanes for allegedly making a “drama” in the Senate.
“OA po yan. Uwi na kayo dahil hindi naman tama na taong bayan ang nagbabayad ng inyong board and lodging dyan sa Senado,” he said.
Trillanes opted to stay at the Senate after President Rodrigo Duterte issued Proclamation 572, declaring the amnesty he received as void from the start and ordering his arrest.
The President has assured Trillanes, one of his fiercest critics, that he will not be arrested without a warrant. /cbb