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'Thinking Pinoy' blogger pleads not guilty to libel

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Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1422026" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - &quot;Thinking Pinoy&quot; blogger Rey Joseph &quot;RJ&quot; Nieto entered Wednesday a not guilty plea to the libel case filed against him by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.</p><p>The case stemmed from Nieto&#x27;s social media post in October 2017 claiming that US President Donald Trump supposedly called Senator Antonio Trillanes IV a &quot;narco&quot;, a colloquial word for drug lord.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/22/17/trillanes-sues-blogger-for-libel-over-narco-post">Trillanes sues blogger for libel over &#x27;narco&#x27; post</a></li></ul><p>Nieto&#x27;s camp initially asked the Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 111 to postpone his arraignment but Judge Wilhelmina Wagan rejected the request, saying it will go against the courts&#x27; mandate of a speedy trial.</p><p>Nieto admitted during the pre-trial that he manages and writes for Thinking Pinoy, and that he composed and uploaded the post that branded Trillanes as a &quot;narco.&quot;</p><p>Court Prosecutor Alan Mangabat said his camp will present to the court Trillanes, and 2 other witnesses. Nieto&#x27;s camp, meanwhile, manifested 5 witnesses.</p><p>The blogger refused to comment on the case, telling reporters, &quot;Let&#x27;s just wait for the trial.&quot;</p><p>The next hearings are set on December 5 and January 30.</p><p>The post on Nieto&#x27;s public account was shared by 15,759 Facebook users and generated 62,000 reactions.</p>

<p>"Thinking Pinoy" blogger Rey Joseph "RJ" Nieto entered Wednesday a not guilty plea to the libel case filed against him by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.</p>

"Thinking Pinoy" blogger Rey Joseph "RJ" Nieto entered Wednesday a not guilty plea to the libel case filed against him by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.

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'Thinking Pinoy' blogger pleads not guilty to libel

Angel Movido,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 10, 2018 12:20 PM PHT

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Updated October 10, 2018 12:53 PM PHT

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