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Cybercrime case filed vs vlogger over false raid claim on Duterte house
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed criminal charges against a Davao City-based vlogger for allegedly spreading disinformation about a supposed raid on former president Rodrigo Duterte's house.
The complaint, filed by the Davao City police and the Anti-Cybercrime Group, cites unlawful use of means of publication and unlawful utterances under the Revised Penal Code in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.
The vlogger falsely reported on social media that approximately 30 Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and 90 Special Action Force (SAF) personnel from Luzon raided Duterte's residence on April 30.
This false information prompted hundreds of Duterte's supporters to rush to his property.
PNP public information officer Police Colonel Randulf Tuaño stated that the vlogger's identity will be withheld pending the issuance of an arrest warrant.
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