Poll group pabor sa DQ case vs Koko

MANILA, Philippines — Magsusumite ngayong araw ng motion to intervene ang anti-crime group Citizens’ Crime Watch (CCW) para sa disqualification case na inihain ng abogadong si Ferdinand Topacio laban kay Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III sa Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Ayon kay Atty. Diego Magpantay, pangulo ng CCW, na pinaniniwalaan ang kanyang grupo bilang election observer ng Comelec noong 2007. 

“As such election watchdog, it is our duty not only to safeguard the votes, but to safeguard the electoral process itself by insuring that only qualified candidates run in the elections,” wika ni Magpantay.

Idinagdag nito na pinulong niya ang mga board of directors ng naturang grupo, na nagsabi sa kanya na kumbinsido sila na karapat-dapat ang petisyon ni Topacio kung kaya’t nararapat lamang na ang CCW ay pumabor kay Topacio 

“While we are apolitical as far as our activities are concerned, we agree that Senator Pimentel should no longer be allowed to seek reelection as of now, but only because it is violative of the Constitution and the principle that no one should monopolize political power,” pahayag pa ni Magpantay.