Senator Antonio Trillanes 4th on Thursday personally went to the Department of Justice (DOJ), asking to junk a libel complaint filed against him by stating that he cannot be sued as a senator because of his “parliamentary immunity” and that only the Senate can discipline him.

The case stemmed from Trillanes’ interview with the media accusing Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr. of bribing Court of Appeals Justices Jose Reyes and Francisco Acosta with P25 million each in exchange for favorable resolutions on Binay’s case pending before the CA.

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