Hiniling ng Department of Justice (DOJ) sa Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) na irekonsidera ang desisyon nito na payagang makapag-abroad si Senator Antonio Trillanes IV ngayong buwan at sa Enero, 2019.
Ayon kay Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, inihain ang motion for reconsideration kay Makati RTC Branch 150 Judge Elmo Alameda na siyang humahawak sa kasong rebelyon ni Trillanes kaugnay sa Manila Peninsula Siege noong 2007.
“An MR does not have to raise new arguments. All you need to do is reemphasize to the court that in fact there is a reason why the subject of the motion should not be allowed to travel abroad. It’s a mere attempt to impress upon the court the urgency or the necessity. You don’t need to raise new arguments all the time in a MR, that is precisely the purpose of an MR to allow the judge to think again and review what he has resolved or ordered,” ayon kay Guevarra.
Una nang pinayagan ni Alameda si Trillanes na makabiyahe sa Europe at United States dahil hindi naman panganib na lumabas ng bansa si Trillanes, taliwas sa pahayag ng prosecution na posibleng hindi na ito bumalik ng bansa. Gayunman, inobliga ni Alameda si Trillanes na maglagak ng P200,000 travel bond.