An arrested
housewife and her live-in partner at-large face libel case for distributing
leaflets with defamatory remarks attacking Muntinlupa’s local chief executive
last February 20.
Muntinlupa
security officers’ on-duty in Doña Anastacia Avenue, Victoria Homes, Tunasan confronted
suspects namely Gemma Aquino, 40 y/o, housewife, and Raul Aquino, 36 y/o,
laborer, together with other three minors at around 10:20am while in the act of
dispensing flyers containing libelous content against incumbent Mayor Jaime
Fresnedi.
Members of
Public Order and Safety Office apprehended the suspects and retrieved 180
pieces of leaflets containing derogatory information about the local exec and
his administration placed in two (2) bags.
Gemma is
detained in Muntinlupa Police Precinct while Raul is still at-large while the arrested
minors are brought to local Social Development Center.
The
suspects’ case was already filed in Fiscal’s Office for Inquest Proceedings.
The local
exec did not give any comment on the issue and just let the judiciary do the
investigation.
Authorities encouraged civilians to report
these instances to local police or public order officers to apprehend suspects
disseminating malicious information against any individual or organization.
