SC Chief Justice Peralta condemns killing of retired CA Justice Pizarro
Published December 22, 2020 9:21am
Updated December 22, 2020 9:24am
Supreme Court Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta on Tuesday condemned the killing of retired Court of Appeals Justice Normandie Pizarro.
“The killing and murder of any person is never tolerated by our laws. In fact, our courts will always condemn it,” he said in a statement.
“I ask our law enforcement agencies to press on with their investigation so that the perpetrators of this barbaric act can be caught and brought to justice,” Peralta said.
The chief justice also expressed condolences to the family of Pizarro.