Trending topic sa Twitter ang #FreeWaldenBello matapos arestuhin si dating vice presidential aspirant Walden Bello.

Sa loob ng naturang hashtag, makikita ang mga saloobin ng mga netizens tungkol sa nangyari kay Bello.Habang isinusulat ito, umabot na sa 7,104 tweets ang hashtag.

Banat ni Duterte sa akusasyon ni Bello: ‘Stop obsessing over me’

Trending topic din sa Twitter ang mismong pangalan ni Bello at mayroon na itong 25.8k tweets.

Matatandaan na inaresto ng pulisya ang dating vice presidential aspirant dahil sa kasong cyber libel.Kinumpirma itong kanyang staff na si Leomar Doctolero at sinabi na ang kaso ay nag-ugat sa reklamo ni dating Davao City information officer Jefry Tupas.

Bago ang pag-aresto kay Bello sa kanyang bahay sa Quezon City dakong 4:00 ng hapon, kinasuhan muna sa korte si Bello noong Hunyo 9 dahil sa paglabag sa Revised Penal Code at Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

Basahin:https://balita.net.ph/2022/08/08/dating-vice-presidential-bet-walden-bello-timbog-sa-cyber-libel-sa-qc/

Narito ang ilan sa mga tweets ng mga netizen na tila dismayado kaugnay sa kasong kinakaharap ni Bello: 

"They really think they can reduce walden bello by silencing him and restricting his rights. let's be real here, talunan pa din si sara simula't sapul for not attending debates until now that she's hiding behind politcal persecution. #FreeWaldenBello"

"Walden Bello going to jail. But maharlika, thinking pinoy and other fake news peddler are not. This is wake up call for us take different approach. We need action on the ground people #FreeWaldenBello"

"you know we're fucked in the coming years when those in power use and weaponize the law to suppress criticism of their abuse of the current regime. #FreeWaldenBello"

"Dr. Walden Bello, 76, accused (not convicted) of libel (non violent crime)- PINOSASAN???"

"#FreeWaldenBello! Stop weaponizing the law against political critics! Decriminalize libel!"

"Release Walden Bello! Those in power weaponize the law (e.g. cyber libel) to attack Bello, a staunch critic of the tyrannical rule of Dutertes, Marcoses. He and all political prisoners in PH must be out of jail! #FreeWaldenBello"

"Political persecution will not silence @WaldenBello. Stop the madness. #FreeWaldenBello"

"the fact that they arrested walden for a cyber libel case filed by jeffrey tupas, who was caught in a buy bust operation, while tupas walks free is disgusting and chilling. put tupas behind bars and #FreeWaldenBello !!!!"

"This is a shocking, politically motivated, prosecution of a leading academic and activist. Please support the campaign to release @WaldenBello as best as you can. #FreeWaldenBello"

Samantala, isang pahayag ang inilabas ni Vice President Sara Duterte ngayong Martes, Hulyo 9, kaugnay ng pagkakaaresto kay Bello, na nag-ugat sa reklamo ni dating Davao City information officer Jefry Tupas.

“When I was a child, my father gave me sound advice – never listen to attacks hurled against our family. And I took it to heart during my VP campaign. I never shared my spotlight with Walden Bello despite the offensives he launched against me,” saad ni Duterte matapos balikan din nito ang mga opensiba ni Bello noong kasagsagan ng kampanya.

“I was focused on drilling my education platform in all the rallies that I could muster. In fact, I have never filed a libel case in my life. Criticisms do not deserve even a backward glance because the accomplishments of Davao City under my leadership are already set in stone,” anang pangawalang pangulo.

Dagdag ni Duterte, “Instead of deflecting blame, playing the victim of an imaginary case of political persecution, and dragging me into his legal woes, I suggest that Mr. Bello be reminded of the fact that a civilized and democratic society does not respect hubris.”

Aniya pa, hindi maipagtatanggol ng “right to freedom of speech and expression” ang paninira sa reputasyon ng pangalan at imahe ng ninuman.