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Looks like forgiveness isn’t the operative word.
“The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) yesterday filed libel charges against expelled minister Isaias Samson Jr. for accusing the century-old religious organization of committing various crimes, including illegal detention and torture, against its members,” reports Janvic Mateo in The Philippine Star.
The INC, through its head legal counsel Glicerio Santos IV, filed the complaint before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office against Samson over allegations he made during a press conference on Jul 23.
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The six-page complaint pointed out: “The allegation that INC committed illegal detention and that it threatened the life of respondent are scurrilous and clearly defamatory. The accusations that the leadership of INC lied and concealed the truth are likewise negative and libelous.”
The report said that the complaint “has yet to be raffled to a prosecutor who will conduct the preliminary investigation.”
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