Trillanes dropped as witness in Duterte impeachment trial
On why Trillanes was dropped as a witness
Trillanes said he himself asked lead prosecutor Gerville Luistro to remove him from the witness list, while GMA News Online and Rappler reported that some prosecution panel members were surprised or caught off guard by Luistro's announcement.
All the reports agree that former senator Antonio Trillanes IV will no longer be presented as a witness by the prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial.
Drafted with AI from these 4 reports, checked and approved by a Parley editor. Approved 2 Oct, 8:37 AM.
What each outlet reported
Inquirer reported that Trillanes said he asked lead prosecutor Gerville Luistro to remove his name from the list of witnesses to be presented in the Duterte impeachment trial.
Read Inquirer's report →GMA News Online reported that prosecution panel member Keith Flores said he was surprised by Luistro's announcement that Trillanes would no longer be presented as a witness.
Read GMA News Online's report →Rappler reported that some prosecution panel members appeared to be caught off guard by Luistro's decision to drop Trillanes as a witness.
Read Rappler's report →Philstar reported that the prosecution camp decided to forgo its plan to let Trillanes take the witness stand in the impeachment trial.
Read Philstar's report →Excerpts courtesy of GMA Network and GMA News Online.
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