MANILA, March 7, 2013-Team PNoy Senatorial candidate Ramon Magsaysay Jr. on Thursday/Mar. 7 hailed President Aquino’s directive to the Department of Justice to file appropriate criminal and administrative charges against those involved in the January 6 incident in Atimonan, Quezon.
“President Aquino did the right thing in asking the DOJ to prosecute those involved in the Atimonan incident,” Magsaysay said, noting it clearly demonstrates his commitment to the rule of law.
“The rule of law must be upheld at all times,” he said, in reference to the incident which the National Bureau of Investigation found to be a rubout not a shootout.
“The Aquino administration’s ‘daang matuwid’ is not only a war against corruption; it is also fighting abuses and human rights violations by the police and other law enforcement agencies. If the police commit abuses, then they must be held accountable for their actions,” he pointed out.
Agreeing with investigators’ findings of a summary execution, President Aquino on Wednesday ordered the filing of multiple murder charges against 35 police officers and Army soldiers over the Atimonan incident that left 13 people dead.
“No one in the PNP is above the law. They must all abide by their duty to serve and protect,” Magsaysay added.
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