SC defends judiciary from online abuse
SC defends judiciary from online abuse
“By merely having access to social media, private individuals could publish their thoughts without need of self-policing or adhering to the ethical standard required of the press. As a result, content could be created and shared with abandon, purely for clout for ‘likes’ and even disregard for the truth.”
That rebuke came from no less than the Supreme Court, in a unanimous verdict finding Lorraine Badoy-Partosa guilty of indirect contempt of court for statements she made online in September 2022 attacking Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 19 Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar. Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen wrote the 52-page decision.
Badoy-Partosa, former NTF-ELCAC spokesperson, posted her attacks on Facebook after Judge Magdoza-Malagar, on Sept. 21, 2022, dismissed the Department of Justice’s petition to proscribe the CPP-NPA as a terrorist group under the Human Security Act of 2007.
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