For stealing his thunder, serial impeachment filer sues solon

He’s been described as a serial filer of impeachment complaints against sitting Presidents, but this time around, a congressman beat lawyer Oliver Lozano to the draw.

Lozano, who had tried to impeach President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo five times and President Benigno Aquino III twice,  filed on Friday a complaint against Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano for “gross unfairness and baseless allegations” in the latter’s impeachment case against President Rodrigo Duterte.

In a two-page complaint filed with the Office of the Ombudsman, the former lawyer of the late strongman President Ferdinand Marcos, questioned the motives of the Magdalo lawmaker in trying to impeach Mr. Duterte over his alleged role in the extrajudicial killings of 8,000 drug suspects and for amassing P2.2 billion in unexplained wealth, among other crimes.

Lozano’s complaint, which referred to President Duterte as Du30, said Alejano did not have personal knowledge of the allegations laid out in his impeachment complaint.

The former Marcos lawyer claimed that the move to impeach the President was part of a conspiracy backed by the US Central Intelligence Agency and the European Union, as well as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, two international human rights organizations critical of the extrajudicial killings linked to Mr. Duterte’s bloody war against illegal drugs.Lozano also accused the “Yellow Gang” of being behind a plot in hopes of elevating Vice President Leni Robredo to the presidency.Lozano also accused the “Yellow Gang” of being behind a plot in hopes of elevating Vice President Leni Robredo to the presidency.