Power Blogger “Fashion Pulis” Arrested on Deniece Cornejo’s Libel Complaint
Celebrity and entertainment gossip blogger Michael Sy Lim, aka “Fashion Pulis”, was arrested Friday morning. The arrest made by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), was a response to a libel complaint filed by Deniece Cornejo.
According to Rappler, the arrest happened along Leviste Street in Makati at around 11:30am. Philippine National Police’s Women and Children Protection Unit led the arrest.
“The arrest was conducted in response to the request of Ms. Deniece Cornejo and Atty Ferdinand Topacio as part of the CIDG Quality Assurance Support to Victims program,” Rappler quotes the CIDG as saying.
The complaint filed by Cornejo was related to a post made by Fashion Pulis revealing the medical record of Cornejo. TPP called the Antipolo court for more details, but the latter refused to comment.
In its story update, however, Bea Cupin writes that “the libel case stems from a post on Lim’s blog which contained Cornejo’s medical report, which was supposedly leaked by Healthway.”
“The arrest was conducted in response to the request of Ms Deniece Cornejo and Atty Ferdinand Topacio as part of the CIDG Quality Assurance Support to Victims program,” the CIDG said.
“While free expression is indispensable in a democracy, that freedom must be exercised responsibly and with due regard to the rights of women to privacy and decency. Rights must not be used to violate the rights of others,” Topacio added.
According to Jasmin, Lim’s lawyer is already processing his bail of P16,000 as reported by GMA News.
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