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Aguirre photo row a 'peeping tom' case, not wiretapping: ex-law dean

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PjXXzQvZF94" width="560"></iframe></figure>MANILA - Senator Risa Hontiveros did not violate the anti-wiretapping law when she exposed the text messages of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II during her speech at the Senate.Lawyer Tony La Viña, former dean of the Ateneo School of Government, said there was no intent to wiretap Aguirre when a photographer took photos of the justice secretary sending text messages. The text messages, however, showed the justice chief asking a certain &quot;Cong Jing&quot; to fast-track the filing of charges against Hontiveros even while the Senate was in session.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/13/17/naglulutong-macau-hontiveros-blasts-aguirre-over-text-messages">&#x27;Naglulutong-Macau&#x27;: Hontiveros blasts Aguirre over text messages</a></li></ul>&quot;What you have is a photographer taking random pictures. There was no intent to wiretap. This is a &#x27;peeping tom&#x27; thing rather than a wiretapping thing,&quot; La Viña told ANC&#x27;s Headstart.The lawyer added that Hontiveros can&#x27;t be charged because she used the photograph in the context of <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/11/17/hontiveros-wants-justice-secretary-aguirre-to-resign">parliamentary speech</a>. What Aguirre could do, he said, is file an ethics complaint.Following the senator&#x27;s speech, former lawmaker Jacinto Paras filed wiretapping, kidnapping and obstruction of justice charges against Hontiveros in connection with the text messages and after the senator took custody of witnesses in the killing of Caloocan teenager Kian Loyd delos Santos.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/25/17/wiretapping-kidnapping-raps-filed-vs-hontiveros">Wiretapping, kidnapping raps filed vs Hontiveros</a></li></ul>Aguirre also filed a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/02/17/aguirre-files-wiretapping-rap-vs-hontiveros">wiretapping complaint</a> against Hontiveros over the leaked messages, saying the photos were taken &quot;intentionally, maliciously and unlawfully.&quot;&quot;It was never an inadvertent act, contrary to the claim of Senator Risa Hontiveros in her privilege speech. I was targeted, I was singled out and it was premeditated,&quot; he said.He said he will also file an ethics complaint against Hontiveros.Hontiveros, however, called Aguirre&#x27;s move &quot;a desperate attempt to deflect public attention.&quot;&quot;Mr. Secretary, it&#x27;s already game over. Tapos na ang boksing. Bistong-bisto ka na. Buko ka na. Tama na ang pagpapalusot. Tama na ang pagtatago sa mga pekeng kaso. Panahon na para lisanin mo ang posisyon na lubos na dinungisan mo,&quot; she said in a statement.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/10/02/17/buko-na-kayo-wiretap-case-proves-aguirre-conspiracy-hontiveros">Buko na kayo: Wiretap case proves Aguirre &#x27;conspiracy&#x27; - Hontiveros</a></li></ul>

Senator Risa Hontiveros did not violate the anti-wiretapping law when she exposed the supposed text messages of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II during her speech at the Senate.

Senator Risa Hontiveros did not violate the anti-wiretapping law when she exposed the supposed text messages of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II during her speech at the Senate.