(BusinessWorld) THE JUSTICE department has directed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to validate an anonymous tip of a supposed assassination plot against presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos based on a video posted on social media platform TikTok.
Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said in a Viber message on Sunday that the NBI will prioritize any validated information on threats to the security of any presidential candidate.
Charito A. Zamora, director of the Department of Justice (DoJ) Office of Cybercrime confirmed in a separate Viber message that the agency received reports of threats made on TikTok to assassinate the late dictator’s son.
“We made an initial investigation on the matter and referred the same to the NBI-CCD & PNP-ACG (police anti-cybrecrime group) for further investigation,” Ms. Zamora said.
“We also emailed the Tik Tok Law Enforcement Outreach and requested the data related to the subject account be preserved pending investigation by the law enforcement agents concerned,” she said. .. Read More
