Nais malaman ni Department of Justice (DoJ) Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II kung sino pa ang responsable sa Resorts World Manila tragedy na ikinamatay ng 37 katao dahil sa suffocation.

Dahil dito, inisyu ni Aguirre ang Department Order No. 354, na may petsang Hunyo 4, na nag-aatas sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) na magsagawa ng imbestigasyon sa insidente sa casino-hotel sa Pasay City.

“We need to know and to determine the responsibility and the liability, if any, of anyone which made possible the tragic events at Resorts World Manila,” ani Aguirre.

“Whoever is responsible for allowing this tragedy to occur should be made accountable under our laws and before our courts,” diin niya.

Sa Department Order, sinabi ng DoJ chief sa NBI na ito ay “directed and granted authority to conduct investigation and case build-up over the shooting incident at Resorts World Manila, Pasay City, last 02 June 2017 which led to numerous death and injury.”

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Ipinag-utos din ni Aguirre na alamin “whether there is criminal, civil, administrative culpability against the owners, managers and employees of Resorts World Manila” at maging “any agency, office and instrumentality of the government.”

Bukod dito, iniutos din sa NBI “to file appropriate charges thereon, if any, as evidence may warrant.”

“The ultimate goal is to file appropriate charges, if any, as the evidence may warrant. Tragedies like these should not be allowed to happen again,” aniya.

Nais din ni Aguirre na isailalim sa DNA test ang bangkay ng gunman upang makumpirma ang tunay nitong pagkakakilanlan at mabura ang anumang espekulasyon.

Kaugnay nito, nagsimula na ang Philippine National Police (PNP) sa pag-iimbestiga sa posibleng pagkukulang ng security agency.

Ayon kay Senior Supt. Ildebrando Usana, deputy chief of the Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agencies (SOSIA), nakausap na nila ang mga opisyal ng NC Lanting Security Specialist Agency.

“We are looking at the aspect of administrative matters that might have been violated,” ani Usana.

Samantala, tikom ang Malacañang sa umano’y pagkakasangkot ni Senador Leila de Lima sa naganap na insidente noong Biyernes.

Ito ay matapos sabihin ni Aguirre na binawalan ng kanyang sinundan, sa 2014 department opinion, ang Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) sa pagpapatupad ng fire-related laws sa Resorts World Manila at iba pang casino.

Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella mas magandang ipaubaya na lamang ang imbestigasyon sa NBI.

“There will be a review if the DOJ orders such,” ani Abella.

“It will be up to Secretary Aguirre if he will order a review on Senator De Lima’s legal opinion,” dagdag niya.

(Jeffrey G. Damicog, Beth Camia, Bella Gamotea, Aaron Recuenco at Argyll Cyrus B. Geducos)