Laban ng Masa VP candidate Walden Bello, accompanied by his lead counsel Laban ng Masa Senatorial bey Atty. Luke Espiritu, files his counter-affidavit at the City Prosecutor’s Office at the H…
Laban ng Masa VP candidate Walden Bello, accompanied by his lead counsel Laban ng Masa Senatorial bey Atty. Luke Espiritu, files his counter-affidavit at the City Prosecutor’s Office at the Hall of Justice in Davao City on Wednesday, April 20 2022. Bello is facing a 10-million peso cyberlibel case filed by former Davao City Information Officer Jefry Tupas. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Bello filed the counter-affidavit accompanied by his lead counsel and senatorial candidate Luke Espiritu. “The page ‘Walden Bello’ cannot be solely attributed to herein respondent Bello because he does not control the same. He does not even have administrator or moderator status in the said Facebook page. Hence, from this fact alone, respondent Bello cannot be made liable for libel,” the counter-affidavit read.
Espiritu told reporters that Tupas was merely mentioned as a “foot note” in online materials directed to Duterte in order to challenge her to a debate and cited only news reports regarding the drug raid where Tupas was involved. “According to our Supreme Court, even if erroneous – because opinions can be right or wrong – but that is mere opinion that is rendered based on established facts, regarding the drug raid,” he said.
Bello’s counter-affidavit read in part: “Even assuming arguendo that I am the one who posted the subject Facebook post, a cursory reading thereof would show that it was stated in a matter-of-factly tone and based only on established acts. There is nothing malicious in asking questions.”
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