Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel, Jr. filed on Monday a complaint for electoral sabotage before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, spouse Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo, former presidential political adviser Gabriel Claudio, former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos, former Comelec Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer, and several others for alleged electoral fraud in the 2007 mid-term elections.
Pimentel said he is making good a promise he made that once his electoral protest case against Juan Miguel Zubiri was over, he would file the appropriate charges against those responsible for alleged massive cheating in the elections where he was a victim.
Other respondents in the complaint are: Michael Abas, Ben Basiao, John Oliver Leaban, Peter Reyes, Jaime Paz, Alberto Agra, Andrei Bon Tagum, Romy Dayday, Jeremy Javier, John and Jane Does.
Pimentel's complaint affidavit -- the first complaint received by the joint DOJ-Comelec poll fraud fact-finding team -- is composed of 33 pages.
"Today, I am filing a complaint for electoral sabotage, a non-bailable offense under Republic Act No. 9369 (An act authorizing the use of an automated election system) before this joint DOJ-Comelec panel in connection with fraud perpetrated in the 2007 elections where I was the victim because the fraud led to the proclamation of a non-winner as a winner. Yun po ang isang definition ng electoral saboage," Pimentel said.
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