Action star Robin Padilla was criticized online after he allegedly posted a photo of his shaded ballot on his Instgaram account yesterday, May 9.
READ: Robin Padilla under fire for photo of shaded ballot on Election Day
But Robin’s camp said the actor did not violate any election laws for the controversial photo.
In a statement sent to Coconuts Manila and other media outfits on Tue, May 10, Robin’s lawyer Rudolf Philip Jurado said the alleged photograph of the ballot was “neither an official ballot nor taken inside a voting precinct.”
The complete statement reads:
“In response to the news regarding Mr. Padilla’s alleged shaded ballot supposedly taken while he was voting last 9 May 2016, Mr. Padilla desires to convey that he never violated any law or rule regarding the alleged photograph of his ballot, snce it was neither an official ballot nor taken inside a voting precinct.”
Robin’s wife Mariel Rodriguez also said in an Instagram post on Mon, May 9 that the alleged photo of the ballot was a sample ballot.
“We call this the Trillanes Syndrome… no evidence all talk. if anyone can prove that Robin Padilla went to a precinct, voted and took photos of his ballot I will help you convict him,” she said.
As we’ve pointed out, Commission on Election rules state that voters are not allowed to take a photo of their ballots, marked or otherwise.
Hope this settles it so we can move on to more pressing issues.
