{"id":133169,"date":"2017-11-22T03:43:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T08:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=133169"},"modified":"2017-11-22T03:43:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T08:43:25","slug":"trillanes-files-libel-complaint-vs-thinking-pinoy-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/22\/trillanes-files-libel-complaint-vs-thinking-pinoy-blogger\/","title":{"rendered":"Trillanes files libel complaint vs Thinking Pinoy blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Senator Antonio Trillanes IV filed a libel complaint against pro-Duterte blogger Rey Joseph \u201cRJ\u201d Nieto, the person behind the blog Thinking Pinoy, over his Facebook post where United States (US) President Donald Trump allegedly called the senator a \u201cdrug lord.\u201d (Photo<\/a>: Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV filed a libel complaint against pro-Duterte blogger Rey Joseph \u201cRJ\u201d Nieto, the person behind the blog Thinking Pinoy, over his Facebook post where he alleged that\u00a0 United States (US) President Donald Trump called the senator a \u201cdrug lord.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trillanes formally filed the complaint before the Pasay City Prosecutor\u2019s Office early Wednesday, asking for the imprisonment of the blogger and payment for civil damages.<\/p>\n

Last October 31, Nieto posted an article on the \u201cThe Thinking Pinoy\u201d Facebook page with the headline \u201cTrump calls Trillanes a Drug Lord.\u201d Nieto mentioned a purported report where the US President allegedly called Trillanes a \u201clittle narco\u201d or a drug lord.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoes Trump\u2019s government know something?\u201d Nieto added in his post.<\/p>\n

The complaint, which alleges libel under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, stated that Nieto\u2019s post was a malicious imputation that was \u201cpublished far and wide and all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nieto\u2019s post has gained 62,000 reactions on Facebook and was shared 15,759 times as of November 22, 2017.<\/p>\n

He said that the blogger\u2019s claim constitutes \u2018fake news,\u2019 adding that Nieto failed to cite the source or the news outfit which purportedly conducted the supposed interview with Trump.<\/p>\n

Trillanes added that the transcripts of Trump\u2019s press engagements, provided by the US embassy, does not include comments about him and as a matter of fact, the Philippine Star even verified the blogger\u2019s post and came out with an article \u201cNo Trump mention of Trillanes.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Being a very vocal and staunch critic of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, of whom Respondent Nieto is a self-confessed diehard supporter and defender, Respondent Nieto’s post was clearly made solely for the purpose of besmirching my reputation and maligning my name,” Trillanes said in his complaint.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeedless to state, since the Respondent Nieto caused the publication of the derogatory post through the electronic medium (i.e., using a computer system), respondent is clearly guilty of the cybercrime offense of\u00a0LIBEL, as defined and penalized under the Cybercrime Prevention Act,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The senator is seeking payment for civil damages amounting to P2-million for both moral and exemplary damages, and another P250,000 to cover legal fees.<\/p>\n

Aside from Nieto, Trillanes had earlier filed cyber-libel and graft complaints against another pro-administration blogger, Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson, for spreading \u201cfake news\u201d about his alleged offshore bank accounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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