Press Release
January 29, 2008

PIMENTEL DENOUNCES KILLING OF FORMER MAYOR INSIDE COURTROOM

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) today said the gunslaying of former Mayor Rey M. Yap of Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental inside the court room at the City Hall of Manila reflects a breakdown of law and order even in the nation's capital as a result of the faltering Arroyo presidency.

"I deplore the fatal shooting of former Mayor Rey Yap at 9 a.m. today inside the courtroom of the Regional Trial Court-branch 19, Manila while attending a court trial," Pimentel said.

"This is a sad commentary on the state of law and order under GMA."

The senator from Mindanao said the tragic incident also shows how emboldened lawless elements have become in pursuing their wicked mission because they think that the weaknesses in the law enforcement machinery are working in their favor.

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