Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has filed criminal charges against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and several pro-Duterte vloggers.
Trillanes lodged his formal complaint before the Quezon City Office of the City Prosecutor on Tuesday afternoon, May 14. He was accompanied by his lawyer Abbey Velario.
Named as respondents to the case apart from Roque were political vlogger Banat By and seven others, who were running social media accounts in praise of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Trillanes cited “persistent online attacks and the dissemination of false accusations” against him as reasons behind his lawsuit.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline Trillanes files criminal charges against Harry Roque, other Duterte supporters
