The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) asked the Supreme Court
for the issuance of a gag order on the parties in the quo warranto suit it has
filed against the TV giant ABS-CBN citing that non-issuance of it would be a
direct violation of the sub judice rule.
"(N)ot content with issuing its official statement on the
petition, ABS-CBN thereafter engaged in propaganda in a clear attempt to elicit
public sympathy, sway public opinion, and ultimately, to influence the
resolution of the case," Solicitor General Jose Calida said.
The propaganda of the beleaguered ABS-CBN, Calida said, violates
the time and honored rule of the sub judice rule which restricts parties,
witnesses, the public in general, and most especially lawyers and judges from
making comments and disclosures in relation to pending cases before the courts,
acts which may render them liable for indirect contempt.
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| Solicitor General Jose Calida (photo credit to owner) |
The High Court in a press briefing, has given the ABS-CBN five
days to comment on the Office of the Solicitor General’s motion.
The
SolGen, in his motion for a gag order, cited five videos on the suit aired by
ABS-CBN and its affiliate DZMM and online news platform news-abs-cbn.com.
Calida
also cited statements given by ABS-CBN, its artists, and other personalities to
various media outfits on the petition for quo warranto.
"Any
grievances must be ventilated through the proper petitions, motions, or other
pleadings before the courts. Our courts must be able to conduct its business in
an orderly manner free from outside interference and influence," Calida
said.
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