The Department of Justice (DoJ) is planning to summon next week Senator Aquilino Martin “Koko” Pimentel who is facing a complaint for allegedly breaching quarantine protocols.
“We will issue subpoena likely week,” said Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento.
Molcentento said that the subpoena will also include the complaint that was filed by former University of Makati law dean Rico Quicho before the DoJ last Monday.
Quicho, former spokesman of former Vice President Jejomar Binay and late Chief Justice Renato Corona, said Pimentel should be held liable for violating Republic Act No. 11332, the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act, and its implementing rules and other Department of Health (DoH) protocols.
“With this, I hope the DoJ will swiftly act and pursue legal actions against Senator Koko Pimentel,” Quicho previously stated.
“We trust that DoJ will be true to its commitment to the Filipino people to uphold the rule of law without fear or favor,” he added.
The case stemmed from the March 24 visit of Pimentel to the Makati Medical Center (MMC) where he accompanied his wife Kathryna.
MMC had denounced the lawmaker’s actions since he was supposed to be under self-quarantine at that time when he was considered a person under monitoring (PUM).
After his visit, Pimentel confirmed he was tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Meanwhile, his wife already gave birth last March 29. (Jeffrey Damicog)
