On Monday, the court found both Ressa and Rappler staffer Reynaldo Santos Jr., who wrote the story, guilty of the offense, according to her news organization. We rely on readers like you to uphold a free press. Rappler CEO has been targeted by Duterte's administration for the news website's coverage of the deadly 'war on drugs'. MANILA - A Manila court is set to release the verdict on the cyberlibel case against news outfit Rappler, its CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos, Jr. on June 15.In an order issued Monday, June 1, the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 notified Ressa and Santos of the promulgation of judgment on June 15, 8:30 a.m., in connection with the case filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng.The release of the ruling was initially set on April 3 but was postponed because of the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.Keng accused the 3 of smearing his reputation over a May 2012 article alleging that he supposedly allowed former Chief Justice Renato Corona to use an SUV. “Whatever it is … Because it you don't use your rights, you will lose them. "When we look back a decade from now, we at Rappler will know that we have done everything we could," she said.Press freedom in the Philippines has deteriorated rapidly under Duterte, and the country now ranks 136th out of 180 countries on the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) press freedom index. MANILA - A Manila court is set to release the verdict on the cyberlibel case against news outfit Rappler, its CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos, Jr. on June 15.
The trial court judge on Monday ruled that Rappler as a company was not guilty.The article was published four months before the cybercrime law was enacted, meaning the case shouldn’t have been subject to the provisions, according to Ressa’s lawyers.But the trial court judge sided with prosecutors who argued that the article was republished online in 2014, to correct typographical errors, and therefore came under the scope of the law. "Ressa, Santos and the Rappler team are being singled out for their critical reporting of the Duterte administration, including ongoing human rights violations in the Philippines. She faces up to seven years in prison in the case. Disclaimer. MANILA – The Manila Regional Trial Court has found Rappler executive editor and chief executive officer Maria Angelita Ressa.
""If the libel had been committed way back in 2012, a change in punctuation couldn't have republished that libel," Disini added.Rappler's extensive reporting on the Philippines under President Duterte has made the site — and its journalists — targets of his supporters.Ressa has been indicted multiple times on libel and tax evasion charges that critics have described as politically motivated and designed to silence independent media in the Southeast Asian country.
SINGAPORE – While Rappler’s Maria Ressa lost in a Manila court, her guilty verdict on Monday, June 15, opened the door to another kind of trial, this time before the world. International Press Institute (IPI) Executive Board member Maria Ressa, a prominent Philippine journalist and the founder of media outlet Rappler, faces a verdict in a politically motivated “cyber-libel” trial on June 15. We are meant to make you afraid.
The accusations against them are political, the prosecution was politically motivated, and the sentence is nothing but political.
Filipina journalist and Rappler news co-founder Maria Ressa has been found guilty of cyber libel in a landmark case widely seen as a blow to press freedom in the Philippines.
Any violation, it said, could be prosecuted after the TRO is lifted.The court also sided with the DOJ in ruling that a cyberlibel case has a prescriptive period of 12 years, compared to 1 year for libel under the Revised Penal Code.A similar plea for the dismissal of the case on the ground of insufficiency of evidence was also junked in November 2019. "I appeal to you, the journalists in the room the Philippines who have been listening — to protect your rights.
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Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.CNN's Rob Pichetta, Euan McKirdy, Yasmin Coles and Eric Cheung contributed reporting.The case hinged on a story written in 2012, which alleged that businessman Wilfredo Keng had links to illegal drugs and human trafficking. They face a minimum of six months in prison, and up to 7 years, according to the verdict, though are likely to be bailed while they appeal the judgment. We use cookies and other technologies to customize your experience, perform analytics and deliver personalized advertising on our sites, apps and newsletters and across the Internet based on your interests.
The court said there was sufficient evidence to "sustain the indictment" and "the accused appear to be the perpetrators.
"If you're a reporter in the Philippines, this is part of daily life. Verdict on Rappler, Maria Ressa cyber libel case out June 15.