Mystica said that she’s ready to counter the lawsuit filed against her by former Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Deputy Administrator Arnell Ignacio.
Mystica in her Facebook post announced that she’s looking for the ‘best lawyer’ to help her file eight charges against the former government official.
“Wanted ASAP! I need the best lawyer to represent my 8 cases against Arnell Ignacio!—Mystica” she said.
She also criticized Ignacio in one of her live streams, denying that she urged the people to force President Duterte to step down.
“Kung inciting to sedition ang aking kasalanan ngayon, why sedition ba ang ginagawa ni Vice President Leni Robredo at that time? Sedition ba na kinakailangan ay mag incite din ako kung ano ang ginagawa niya, para sabihing sedition… inciting?” Mystica said.
“Kaya ikaw Arnell, bago ka gumawa ng kag*guhan, kayabangan, tignan mo muna pati ‘yung description basahin mo and obviously you didn’t listen to the whole video,” she added.
Mystica also stated that Ignacio gave her more problems because she’s required to spend money to defend herself from the three charges filed against her.
However, in a radio interview, Mystica claimed that she has millions of pesos to spend in her upcoming legal battle against Ignacio.
“Wala na ngang makain ang mga katulad namin, nagdagdag ka pa ng problema para makapaghanap kami sa lawyer, at pambayad ng kung anong pampiyansa,” she said.
She then asked Presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo to inform Duterte of what’s happening to her.
“Ipakita mo ‘yung mga videos, mula nung ako ay sumuporta sa kanya, from the start of his term, wala akong ginawa ipaglaban siya, suportahan siya, minsan napakapagmura,” she told Panelo.
Ignacio filed three charges against Mystica for cyber libel, violation of Bayanihan To Heal as One Act, and inciting to sedition.
“Kapag seryoso ang issue e file na ko ng case. Hindi talakan lang sa fb. Hindi mo puede muramurahin si presidente nang ganun ganun lang at aatungal ka pagkatapos ..mas malala nagyaya ka pa na pabagsakin ang gobyerno imbis na tumulong ka na lang,” Ignacio said.
“Yung pagmumura mo naman e parang PERSONAL ang kasalanan sa iyo e. Kahit man lang sana sa edad nung tao e binigay mo na kahit katiting na pag galang,” he added.
Mystica became infamous on social media after she made vlogs against President Duterte, calling him a leader “with no common sense”.
“Sumasang-ayon na talaga ako kung ano yung mga prinsipyo ni Vice President Leni (Robredo). Dati rati, never ako nagbanggit about Leni Robredo. But right now sumusuporta na ako sa kanila. All the way. Sumusuporta ako sa kanila,” she said.
“Kaya kung sino ang sumusuporta kay Vice President Leni Robredo, let’s get out there and be in full foce, labanan natin itong gobyerno na ito, lalong lalo na ang ating Presidente,” she added.