“Comeleak” hacker was cleared of criminal charges, according to the ruling by Manila RTC Branch 32.
Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32 has dismissed the cybercrime case against a Filipino hacker who was charged for hacking COMELEC’s website in 2016.
Paul Loui Biteng, a Filipino hacker who was an information technology graduate, was cleared of criminal charges. This, after the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, according to the ruling by Manila RTC Branch 32 Judge Thelma Bunyi-Medina.
The decision read, “There is no direct evidence categorically linking him (Biteng) as the perpetrator for the crimes charged.“
Paul Loui Biteng, 23, was arrested by the members of the National Bureau of Investigation in 2016 after he was tagged in hacking COMELEC’s website, dubbed as “Comeleaks”. Yet, “hacktivists” Anonymous Philippines said that it was responsible for the data breach, thus, the group demanded the poll body to implement security features of its vote-counting machines (VCM).
Moreover, the 28-page order was dated February 17, yet, the said order was obtained by the media on February 28.
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