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MANILA, Philippines – What was accused by prosecutors as the illegal arrest of the teacher who offered a $ 50 million reward for killing President Rodrigo Duterte was cured for his admission of guilt before the media, according to a Department resolution. of Justice (DOJ).
In the seven-page resolution, the Justice Department ruled that there is probable cause to file a case for incitement to sedition in connection with Republic Law 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Law against Ronnel Mas for publishing the past 5 May on his Twitter account @RonPrince this message. : “I will give 50 million reward kung but makakapatay kay Duterte #NoToABSCBNShutDown”.
“There is probable cause to accuse the defendant of violation of Article 142 of the RPC. Seduction, in its most general sense, is “the increase in commotion or unrest in the state,” said the prosecutor.
Mas was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) last May 11. The Justice Department said the arrest does not fall within the scope of a warrantless arrest.
“Incitement to sedition is not a continuous crime for which the offender can be arrested without a court order duly issued by the competent authority,” reads the resolution of the May 13 investigation signed by the Deputy State Prosecutor Jeanette Dacpano and approved by the Attorney General Benedicto Malcontento and the Deputy Chief State Attorney Richard Anthony Fadullon.
According to the rules, for an arrest without a warrant to be valid, the crime must have been committed and the arresting officer has personal knowledge of the facts that it was the particular person who committed the crime.
In this case, the NBI asked through social media if anyone knows the owner of the account @RonPrince until someone has sent them a message and given them information. The witness said he learned of Mas’s social media post after his brother-in-law showed him Mas’s photo and asked if Mas was related to his “kumare.”
From there, the NBI has managed to locate Mas in his place in Dagupan, where he voluntarily surrendered.
While on his way to Manila, inside the vehicle, the NBI interviewed him and asked him why he made such an offer through social media.
The questionnaire was published on Facebook and generated 960 reactions, 611 comments and 856 shared actions.
The NBI agent asked Mas, “Would you like to apologize to the president and the people? Are you asking for an apology?
“Sorry for ako kay President and nagawa ko yung tweet na yun. Hindi ko po intensyon yun, ”said Mas, who was sitting between his parents crying.
(Sorry, Mr. President, I wrote that tweet. I don’t mean to be killed.)
In Manila, he repeated his confession and apologies after the NBI asked him questions to members of the media.
The resolution said that with Mas’s extrajudicial admission, “the defect of arrest without a warrant was finally cured.”
Regarding his crime, prosecutors said Mas’s statement on his Twitter account “clearly suggests violent means to overthrow the Duterte administration.”
“By inviting others to act in accordance with the expected outcome of the President’s assassination in exchange for 50,000,000 php, the defendant is stirring up commotion or unrest in the state,” he said.
“Article 142 of the revised Penal Code punishes those who write, publish or distribute slanderous defamation against the Government of the Philippines or any of its duly constituted authorities or that suggest or incite rebel conspiracies or riots or that tend to provoke people in against the legal authorities or to disturb the peace of the community, “he added.
Prosecutors recommended a bond of P72,000 for his temporary release.
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