Breaking News: A Philippine court has acquitted Nobel laureate Maria Ressa as well as news outlet Rappler of tax evasion charges. The ruling represents Ressa’s latest victory against what press freedom advocates have branded as judicial harassment
The four tax evasion charges were filed in 2018 by the government of then-President Rodrigo Duterte, Rappler. An official from the clerk’s office of the Court of Tax Appeals, First Division, confirmed Ressa’s acquittal of tax evasion cases to TIME.
Ressa, who has been the president and CEO of Rappler since its founding and recently published a book titled, claims she has been unfairly targeted following the news organization’s reporting of Duterte’s deadly campaign against illegal drugs. Rappler also produces investigative coverage of disinformation online and is one of Meta’s
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