Court rejects Duterte bid to arrest critic

Updated October 22 2018 - 10:01pm, first published 9:55pm
A judge rejected Duterte's premise that Trillanes never applied for amnesty and acknowledged guilt.
A judge rejected Duterte's premise that Trillanes never applied for amnesty and acknowledged guilt.

A Philippines court has rejected a petition by President Rodrigo Duterte's administration to have his fiercest critic in the Senate arrested, in a legal setback for Duterte that the senator called a victory for democracy.

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