3rd libel case filed vs ex-INC minister Lowell Menorca II

Former Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Minister Lowell Menorca II has a third libel case.

The two previous ones that broke in the media were from Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte and Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.

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Supt. Albert Barot, chief of Ermita police station, said a subpoena requiring Menorca to attend a hearing on March 4 was forwarded to their office by lawyer Arnel Hanabajal of Cavite prosecutor office.

“This means someone filed another libel case against him, this time in Cavite,” he said in an interview.

“There’s no arrest warrant, just a subpoena,” Hanabajal further clarified.

Menorca said officials of INC ordered his abduction and arrest last year over allegations that he exposed INC’s wrongdoing.

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He was arrested last Wednesday while on his way to Court of Appeals to seek a lifetime protection against the religious sect. The arrest was ordered by Supt. Edilberto Leonardo, a member of INC. RAM

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