Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) chairperson emeritus Carol Araullo has filed a civil suit worth over P2 million against former anti-insurgency spokesperson Lorraine Badoy and her television co-host over their supposed repeated red-tagging in their program.
In a 21-page complaint, Araullo said Badoy and ex-rebel Jeffrey Celiz, violated Articles 20 and 21 of the Civil Code, in relation to Article 19 when they “baselessly, willfully, repeatedly and publicly maligned and red-tagged” her and her organization causing damages to them.
In her complaint, Araullo wants Badoy and Celiz to be ordered to cease from red-tagging her and to pay for damages amounting to:In a statement, Araullo said she filed the complaint to exact accountability from the defendants for their “false, baseless, and malicious” public statements. “My not taking any legal steps to defend myself and make these red taggers accountable has been misconstrued by some as an indication of a weak defense, if not actual guilt,” Araullo said.On Facebook, Badoy slammed Araullo’s complaint as a “useless case” and challenged her to file a libel case instead.
Araullo said her son broadcast journalist Atom Araullo had also become the target of the “incessant red tagging/terrorist labeling”.
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