Court junks charges against teacher who tweeted reward for Duterte killer

An Olongapo court has dismissed the criminal case against the public high school teacher who had tweeted an offer of a P50-million reward to anyone who could kill President Rodrigo Duterte.

In an order dated June 24, Judge Richard Paradeza of the Olongapo Regional Trial Court granted Ronnel Mas' motion to quash the charge for inciting to sedition in relation to cybercrime.

The judge said Mas was illegally arrested, thus stripping the court of jurisdiction over him. Mas was arrested without a warrant in Zambales and detained in Manila for a week last May.

After he was charged in court, he posted bail of P72,000 and was released. — RSJ, GMA News

This article Court junks charges against teacher who tweeted reward for Duterte killer was originally published in GMA News Online.


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NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS,GMA News

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