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PUP campus journalist declines CIDG subpoena over Mendiola protest
Student-journalist Jacob Baluyot has declined to be questioned by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) regarding alleged violence during the Sept. 21 anticorruption protests.
Baluyot, along with three others, was subpoenaed by the CIDG, which accused them of being leaders of groups involved in a riot at Mendiola.
In a letter to the CIDG, Baluyot stated that he was declining to participate in the proceedings upon legal advice to protect his constitutional rights.
He asserted that the CIDG's investigation constitutes a custodial investigation, entitling him to his right to remain silent and have legal counsel.
Baluyot emphasized that he was summoned as an alleged 'leader,' implying he is being treated as a suspect rather than a witness.
He clarified that he was present at the events in Luneta and Mendiola solely as a campus journalist to cover the assemblies and had no part in any alleged violent incidents.
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