The legal team of beauty queen Michelle Dee is preparing to request an Interpol red notice against social media personality Xian Gaza, if necessary, amid ongoing cyber libel cases.

According to Dee’s lawyer, Atty. Maggie Garduque, local law enforcement agencies will be pushed to request a red notice once an arrest warrant is issued. This, she explained, is needed to establish jurisdiction over Gaza, who is currently believed to be outside the Philippines.

Garduque emphasized that aside from the cyber libel complaint, Gaza is facing other pending cases.

"Siguro po we will just recourse our law enforcement agencies para makagawa ng paraan.  Ipinakailangan po ng red notice sa Interpol para po, since hindi lang naman po ito ang kanyang kaso at mayroon pa po siyang ibang mga kaso at may pending warrant of arrest pa po siya, pwede na po natin ipaalarman sa Interpol para po ma-issuehan siya ng red notice at ma-arrest ko siya kahit po wala siya sa Pilipinas," Garduque said.

Earlier Wednesday, Dee’s lawyers submitted a supplemental affidavit to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regarding allegedly defamatory posts by Gaza targeting Dee.

Garduque said their complaint is now ready for filing with the NBI Cybercrime Division and subsequently with the Office of the City Prosecutor. She expressed confidence that the cyber libel complaint will proceed, pointing out that Gaza’s social media posts demonstrate “actual malice.”