The prosecution is asking the Sandiganbayan's Seventh Division to thumb down former First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo's plea for permission to travel abroad from July 11 to August 1.

In a Comment/Opposition, prosecutors under the Office of the Ombudsman argued in part on Friday that Arroyo "has failed to demonstrate that there is an extremely urgent reason for him to travel to the above enumerated countries. In fact, his motion is utterly devoid of any reason why he wants to travel to these countries."

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