DOJ rejects complaint vs. blogger behind bomb scare due to incomplete papers

National Capital Region police on Tuesday tried but failed to file a criminal complaint against a blogger over a "bomb scare" he had posted on social media.

Up for refiling before the Department of Justice (DOJ) is a police complaint against blogger Andrew Olivar for violation of a presidential decree against the malicious dissemination of false bomb threats in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

Senior Inspector Myrna Diploma of the NCRPO's Public Information Office said that the DOJ did not accept the complaint on Tuesday.

"Kailangan pa po naming kumpletuhin 'yung ebidensiya laban kay Drew [Olivar] para po tanggapin ng DOJ," Diploma told reporters.

She also said the NCRPO had to coordinate with its Anti-Cybercrime Unit to complete its evidence.

Olivar, who is associated with Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson, drew criticisms anew after he posted on Facebook a supposed rumor about a bombing on September 21, the 46th anniversary of the declaration of martial law.

“Ay nakakatakot naman magrally sa Edsa, kasi may kumakalat na baka maulit daw ‘yung pagbomba kagaya ng Plaza Miranda! Kung ako sa inyo hindi na ako pupunta!” read the post, which referenced the 1971 bombing of Plaza Miranda.

The police has readied a complaint for violation of Presidential Decree 1727, which penalizes the "malicious dissemination of false information or the willful making of any threat concerning bombs, explosives or any similar device or means of destruction."

Conviction for this offense is punishable by five years' imprisonment and/or a fine of up to P40,000.

Olivar, who has since apologized for the the bomb joke post, was the same social media figure who drew flak for making fun of sign language and for his "cheap" and "vulgar" performance of a supposed federalism jingle. —NB, GMA News