Lawyer Rico Quicho has filed a complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Senator Koko Pimentel over his supposed violation of the RA No. 11332 and its implementing rules and other DOH regulations on the enhanced community quarantine.
The Letter-Complaint also acknowledged the online petition at Change.Org with 200,000 signatures wanting Pimentel to be held liable on his violation of quarantine protocols.
“We are one with the Filipino people in condemning negligent and reckless acts which expose the public, especially our health workers to unnecessary risks,” Quicho said.
“As a lawyer and advocate of the rule of law, I cannot in good conscience allow the reckless actions of Senator Koko Pimentel to be brushed aside so easily. He blatantly violated laws, which put the lives and health of frontliners and even ordinary citizens at grave risk,” the statement added.
Quicho added that Pimentel admitted his breach of protocols without showing remorse.
“And yet because of his position, he is still not being made accountable,” the lawyer said.
Quicho hopes that DOJ will swiftly act and pursue legal actions against the senator.
“We trust that DOJ will be true to its commitment to the Filipino people to uphold the rule of law without fear or favor,” the statement said.
