Pimentel airs sentiments on ex-Pres. Duterte鈥檚 鈥榢ill senators鈥� remark
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III (Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau)
MANILA, Philippines — It might be a worrying sign of a serious personality disorder if an individual keeps on mentioning death and killing at any given chance, said Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel on Monday.
While he did not specifically pertain to anyone, Pimentel brought this matter up when he was asked to comment on former president Rodrigo Duterte’s joke about killing 15 senators to make way for his Senate candidates.
In a text message to reporters, Pimentel said he is leaving it to the authorities to do their work and address Duterte’s remark.
“Let [the] Department of Justice and [the] National Bureau of Investigation do their work. They should know if given the facts whether a crime has been committed or not. If there is no crime whatsoever then let us drop the issue,” he said.
Article continues after this advertisementHe, however, added his personal insight on the matter.
Article continues after this advertisement“A person’s obsession with the topic of death and killing, mentioning it every time he or she speaks, is a worrying sign of a serious personality disorder,” said Pimentel.
Duterte, who served as the country’s 16th president, is known for his moniker The Punisher.
The former president is known not to hold anything back, especially in the context of criminality and drugs, using the phrase “kill” often when he was still the country’s chief executive.
Duterte, along with selected officials who served under his administration, is accused of crimes against humanity by drug war victims-families before the International Criminal Court.
