VP Duterte kay Bello: Wala akong kinalaman sa cyber libel case mo
Pumalag si Vice President Sara Duterte sa akusasyon ni dating vice presidential candidate Walden Bello na may kinalaman siya sa pagkakaaresto dahil sa kasong cyber libel.
Ayon kay Duterte, kung may natitira pang dignidad si Bello, dapat nang itigil nito ang mga walang basehan na akusasyon.
“Mr. Bello should focus on salvaging what remains of his dignity and self-respect, I am asking him to stop obsessing over me — and stop blaming me for his fall from grace,” pahayag ni Duterte.
Inaresto si Bello kahapon sa Quezon City dahil sa dalawang counts ng cyber libel at P10 milyong damages na isinampa ng tauhan ni Duterte na si Jefry Tupas matapos tawagin na adik.
“Mr. Bello — supposedly a respected international educator and a human rights activist — took it so low and displayed a disgraceful version of himself, making him the perfect poster boy of someone we hope our children will not become when they grow up,” pahayag ni Duterte.
Sinabi pa ni Duterte na dapat nang itigil ni Bello ang pagkukunwaring biktima.
“Instead of deflecting blame, playing the victim of an imaginary case of political persecution, and dragging me into his legal woes, I suggest that Mr. Bello be reminded of the fact that a civilized and democratic society does not respect hubris. The right to freedom of speech and expression does not protect anyone from defiling the name and reputation of others,” pahayag ni Duterte.
“I expected him to know that Filipinos have a distaste for those who commit crimes and commit crimes with impunity,” dagdag ng Vice President.
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