NBI case eyed over paid witness claim
NBI case eyed over paid witness claim
A PHILIPPINE Senator on Monday said that she will file a complaint with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regarding a video circulating in social media alleging that she had paid a witness to testify in a Senate hearing.
“I have consulted with my legal team and on Wednesday, we will file a complaint before the NBI and seek their assistance in investigating the people responsible for this video, and those systematically circulating it in their disinformation networks,” Senator Ana Theresia N. Hontiveros-Baraquel said in a news briefing.
She added that her office will also file criminal complaints against those who have perpetrated the video.
“His video is not just fake news. It is clear witness tampering. In addition to the harassment of the victims and witnesses of this huge case, and of my staff,” she added.
The witness, who identified himself as Michael Maurilio, alias “Rene,” alleged in a video circulating social media that Ms. Hontiveros had paid him to testify against detained pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy.
Mr. Quiboloy is facing numerous charges linked to his alleged actions and those of his organization, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KoJC).
Ms. Hontiveros said that the witness had previously reached out to her office to testify in the Senate hearing. He had also asked for financial assistance from her office and claimed that he was kidnapped by the KoJC. — Adrian H. Halili
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