That question is likely to reach the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Details here. Excerpt:
Malacañang on Thursday maintained that the court martial has “continuing” jurisdiction over Senator [Antonio] Trillanes IV, as the opposition lawmaker battles President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to the military to arrest him.
Duterte earlier this week issued Proclamation 572 voiding the amnesty given to Trillanes for taking part in uprisings in 2003 and 2007 against the administration of then president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Trillanes questioned the proclamation, saying the military no longer has jurisdiction over him and that his amnesty application went through the proper process.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the voiding of Trillanes’ amnesty “means his status now will be his status before the granting of amnesty.”
“In view of this, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has stated that the court martial proceedings against Senator Trillanes will continue. As some of you may recall, he was charged both for offenses tried before civilian courts and service-related offenses that are punished under the Articles of War. The Court Martial has continuing jurisdiction over violations of the Articles of War. Violations of the Articles of War cannot be tried by civilian courts,” Roque said in a statement.
“As to the fact that Senator Trillanes resigned from military service, the act of resignation does not undo the violations of the Articles of War that he committed while he was in military service.”
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